The Prosecco DOC A. Carraro Imoco Conegliano shifts the focus towards Game 3 of the Scudetto Final of the Serie A1 Tigotà: on Sunday the Numia Vero Volley Milano returns to the Palaverde, kick-off at 6 pm. All the tickets for the arena have been snapped up to attend a new act of the super challenge that will be a spectacle on and off the field. In the first two episodes, the Panthers snatched victory at home in the tie-break in game 1, repeating themselves on Wednesday at the Allianz Cloud in Milan with a clear 3-0 away. The series is played in the best of five challenges, the 2-0 gives the matchball to Prosecco DOC A.Carraro, but the road is still long: possible Game 4 is scheduled for Wednesday 22 April at 20.30 at the Allianz Cloud in Milan, while if the series continues in Game 5 it will return to the Palaverde on Saturday 25 April at 17.45.
PREVIOUS AND FORMER: It will be the 52nd meeting between Conegliano and Milan, the yellow-blues have had the better of 44 times. The middle blocker Anna Danesi, the spikers Emma Cagnin and Khalia Lanier, the opposite Paola Egonu and the libero Eleonora Fersino played at the Palaverde for Prosecco DOC. At Conegliano Nika Daalderop is fresh from the match, she has played in the last two seasons at Vero Volley.
MEDIA: The match will be broadcast live on free-to-air TV on Rai Sport (channel 58 digital terrestrial), and in streaming on DAZN and Volleyballworld.tv (by subscription). Live updates and post-match interviews on Imoco Volley’s social profiles
TICKET OFFICE: The match has already been sold out for a few days, so the Palaverde coffers will remain closed
THE SCUDETTO TROPHY AT TREVISO’S
CANOVA AIRPORTFrom tomorrow morning to a few hours before Game 3 on Sunday 19 April, the Serie A1 Tigotà trophy that Prosecco DOC A.Carraro Imoco Conegliano and Numia Vero Volley Milano are competing for will be exhibited at the Antonio Canova airport in Treviso. Thanks to the warm welcome of Gruppo Save, partner of Prosecco DOC Imoco Voley and departure “hub” with its Veneto airports for European trips, fans and enthusiasts will be able to photograph and pose with the cup in the “trophy tour” of the trophy proposed by the Women’s Volleyball League.
THE VOICE OF IRENE GUGLIELMI AND THE VIOLIN OF EUDORA
Mameli’s anthem in the pre-match will be sung by Irene Guglielmi, a voice already known and appreciated by the Palaverde audience, paired with the violinist Eudora Nasato, aka Eudora Violinist, who will go wild with her evocative performances even in the intervals between sets.
OLD WILD WEST AWARDS BELLA HAAK GUNSLINGER OF THE YEAR AND SHOOTS SHIRTS IN THE INTERVALS BETWEEN SETS
Old Wild West will take part in Game 3 of the Scudetto Final. In the pre-match Isabelle Haak, top scorer of the season of the Panthers, will be awarded as “gunslinger” of the year by Dr. Marco De Giusti, CEO of Gruppo Cigierre / Old Wild West. During the intervals between sets, the cowboy of Old Wild West 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. But there is another novelty for the fans: Sisal, partner of the Women’s Volleyball League, will offer an interactive game involving the public through the giant screens of the Palaverde cube.
SPONSOR DAY NEW GIPS AND ECLISSE
New Gips and Eclisse will make up the sponsor day of Sunday’s race. New Gips, a Mogliano Veneto-based company that deals with the sale of building materials and consultancy on thermo-acoustic insulation, fire protection and energy saving, will customize the event by putting itself on the cover. Eclisse, a top-level company based in Pieve di Soligo that produces counterframes and systems for retractable sliding doors, will mark the billboards of the “bulwarks” for the public.
DICHIARAZIONI COACH DANIELE SANTARELLI
“Every game that is played in a Scudetto Final is a story in itself and has a different objective. Milan is forced to win to extend the series and will do everything to redeem itself, we must not even remotely think of having an easy life despite the two victories so far. I expect a very different match from both Game 1 and Game 2: it will be an exciting and hard-fought challenge, worthy of a Scudetto Final. We want to play good volleyball, but we respect the opponents: we are aware that we have improved compared to a few months ago, but we also know that in such important events we need to keep our nerves and not be distracted. We cannot forget the difficulties that Milan has made us experience in the seasonal games, it is a team that has already beaten us twice, they will bring out the pride of a team with very strong players coached by an internationally renowned staff: we must take the enthusiasm after the good performance in Game 2 to return focused towards Sunday, stay on the piece without flying with the imagination. In the team there is a strong desire to give us great satisfaction in front of our fans and our sponsors, two indispensable components for our club. Playing at home in front of our fans gives us extra motivation to try to close, but we must all be aware, team, staff and fans, that it will be very tough: I know that the tickets for this match have been snapped up in a short time, we perceive the affection of the Palaverde and we have the responsibility to give something beautiful to those who follow us: This is why we will play with maximum intensity and commitment to achieve the goal.”