Scudetto semifinals all in one breath: Prosecco DOC A. Carraro Imoco Conegliano, ahead 2-0 in the series, hosts Igor Gorgonzola Novara on the occasion of Game 3 at Palaverde, kick-off at 20.30 tomorrow. The Panthers, fresh from the 3-0 victory at the Pala Igor on Saturday night in G2, are looking for another victory in the Classic to hit another Scudetto Final. Great show in Game 1 9 days ago, when the mosquitoes went ahead 2-0 before the overbearing return of coach Santarelli’s team, which would then win the challenge. Possible Game 4 will be played on Saturday 28 March at 21.15 at the Pala Igor in Novara, the series is best of five. There are already 5 seasonal comparisons, Prosecco DOC has always had the upper hand so far.
PREVIOUS AND FORMER: It will be the Classic number 66 between Conegliano and Novara, on 51 occasions the Panthers have prevailed. Former players of the match on the yellow-blue side were the middle blocker Cristina Chirichella, 10 seasons at Igor, and the Dutch spiker Nika Daalderop, while Maurizio Mora, now assistant to coach Santarelli, was part of the Novara staff. Federica Squarcini played with the Panthers, at Palaverde from 2022 to 2024.
MEDIA: The match will be broadcast live on free-to-air TV on Rai Sport (channel 58 digital terrestrial) and streaming on DAZN and VolleyballWorld.tv (by subscription). Live updates and post-match interviews on Imoco Volley’s social profiles
TICKET OFFICE: Tickets are still available for tomorrow night’s match, cash desks open at the Palaverde starting at 7 pm, an hour and a half before kick-off. To avoid long queues at the cash desk, you can buy your ticket online on the Vivaticket.com website to take your seat at the Palaverde immediately. The race is included in the subscription.
THE MUSIC OF IRENE GUGLIELMI – in the intervals of the sets and in the pre-match, space for the voice of Irene Guglielmi, singer and artist of depth who will entertain the audience with her songs and her engaging enthusiasm.
DICHIARAZIONI COACH DANIELE SANTARELLI
“In a Scudetto semi-final series with such close matches, resetting after the previous game and focusing on the upcoming one is a key aspect to win. Every challenge hides different pitfalls, playing against Novara is always complicated and we know it well. We always had Game 2 in control, but we remember the difficulties of Game 1 and in the regular season races this year Igor has always given us a hard time. On Saturday in Novara we undoubtedly played an excellent match, one of the best of our season, while they went into difficulty, but this absolutely cannot be misleading, they are one of the strongest teams in the championship and they will prove it again tomorrow. The study of the opponents does not change, but the attitude makes the difference, it will help us to play at home in front of our fans who in Game 1 were crazy. With the help of our fans we want to try to close the series, it would be great to get to the final in three games because it would allow us to stop for a while to prepare for the next commitments and train in the best possible way. But, above all, winning tomorrow would give great satisfaction to the Palaverde crowd, we heard the voice of our fans also in the away match in Novara and we want to give something back to those who always follow us with great affection with another strong performance”.