After the “Olympic” excursion of the Panthers yesterday in Cortina, guests of the Veneto Region and Prosecco DOC, last tests towards the Scudetto play-offs for Prosecco DOC A. Carraro Imoco Conegliano which, already certain of first place in the standings in Serie A1 Tigotà, faces Bartoccini-Mc Restauri on Sunday at the Palaverde for the penultimate day of the Regular Season, the 12th of the second round (kick-off at 4 pm). The Panthers come from an excellent moment of form: 14 victories in a row in all competitions, the last 10 with a score of 3-0, in the championship the yellow-blues count 66 points with 23 victories in 24 days. The Umbrians, on the other hand, after the home victory against Busto Arsizio on Wednesday, are looking for the 3 points at all costs to stay in the salvation games. Squadra al completo per coach Santarelli.
PREVIOUS AND FORMER MATCHES: There are 10 previous meetings between the two teams, the yellow-blues have had the better of the last 9 occasions. Former setter Giulia Gennari, yellow-blue director for 4 seasons from 2019 to 2022
REFEREES: Antonio Giovanni Marigliano and Armando Simbari
MEDIA: The match will be streamed live on DAZN and Volleyballworld.tv (by subscription). Live updates and post-match interviews on Imoco Volley’s social profiles
TICKET OFFICE: Tickets for the match are still available, cash desks open at the Palaverde starting at 2.30 pm, an hour and a half before the start of the match
DICHIARAZIONI COACH DANIELE SANTARELLI
“Sunday’s match will have a strange taste: Perugia will come to the Palaverde to sell their skin dearly to look for points at all costs that will keep them alive in the fight for salvation, a hypothesis that given the points gap in the standings from the third last does not appear simple from their point of view. They will try until the end and it is right that it should be so. But the law of sport and our duty require us to play a serious game despite the Regular Season already acquired with two days to go, we play at home and we want to confirm our good moment of form. We come from 10 consecutive 3-0 wins, it means that the team – despite opponents, physical problems and planned turnover – is continuing on the right path. I am very pleased to note this continuous growth, we are continuing our journey quickly; but we must not stop, I expect a good performance even against a Perugia team that has an extreme need to score points. Playing the last two league games at home before the play-offs is perfect after a double Tuscan away game in which we got the maximum stakes, staying in Conegliano allows us to stay and work in the gym at the Palaverde to be able to head towards the play-offs together with the support of our fans”.
OLD WILD WEST, THE COWBOY SHOOTS THE T-SHIRTS DURING THE INTERVALS BETWEEN SETS ACCOMPANIED BY THE BLUE CREW ROYALS– The Palaverde audience this year has a new attraction, during the intervals between sets the Old Wild West cowboy will “shoot” the OWW personalized t-shirts for the Panthers fans in the stands. This season, with the discount found on the digital ticket and subscription, the Palaverde public will be able to enjoy a 15% discount throughout the season in the Old Wild West restaurants. The OWW cowboy will be “escorted” by the breakdancing rhythm of Roberto “Blue” Baseggio’s Blu Royals dance crew.
SPONSOR DAY OMODA & JAECOO BY CARRARO DEALERSHIP- The sponsor day of the day will be Omoda & Jaecoo and Carraro Dealership, which will include a day full of initiatives. The Panthers, at the time of the Starting Six, will throw the dealer’s t-shirts towards the stands. At the end of the match, Ruggero Carraro, CEO of Carraro S.p.a, will award the MVP of the challenge, while Nicola Marsala, head of the Omoda & Jaecoo Italia network, will pay homage to Zhu Ting with a bouquet of flowers. Omoda & Jaecoo and Carraro Concessionaria have their roots in the Marca and beyond with offices in Treviso, Castelfranco, Pordenone and soon also in Susegana. You can discover the news outside the arena, after the match the representatives will close the day with a photo together with the Prosecco DOC players.
GIOVANNI XXIII NURSING HOME PRESENT– Giovanni XXIII Nursing Home will be present with a large representation at the Palaverde for Sunday’s match. The Giovanni XXIII hospital boasts two locations, in Monastier and Villorba in the CMB Imoco Center: Giovanni XXIII is a private multi-specialty facility, affiliated with the national health service and among the most renowned in Veneto. State-of-the-art technology and high-level medical professionals make it a clinic of excellence at European level. A polyclinic has recently been activated at Imoco Center, next to the Palaverde, open to the public. At the end of the match, souvenir photo of the day between the employees and the Panthers
MONVISO PRESALE
The pre-sale is already active for the last match of the Regular Season of the Panthers, who on Saturday 21 February will host the Wash4Green Monviso Volley, a challenge valid for the 13th day of the return, kick-off at 20.30 at the Palaverde. Info and tickets online on Vivaticket.com.