A.Carraro Prosecco DOC Conegliano on its way to Lodz on the day of the Epiphany: from Venice Marco Polo airport to Brussels to make a stopover before landing in Warsaw, then bus to Lodz: the reigning two-time European champions face LKS Commercecon Lodz tomorrow evening 7 January for the 3rd day of Pool D of the CEV Zeren Group Champions League, kick-off at 18 pm at the Lodz Sport Arena. The Panthers have won both European challenges and lead the group with 5 points, while coach Adrian Chylinski’s Poles are looking for the first positive result of their continental campaign.
PREVIOUS MATCHES: There are 2 previous matches of the challenge, both dating back to the CEV Champions League of the 2019-20 season, in the two-legged matches of the group the Panthers had the upper hand by winning 3-0.
REFEREES: Geldof (NED) and Geukes (GER)
MEDIA: Simultaneous live television coverage of all CEV Champions League matches is on Sky Sport and DAZN. Live updates and post-match interviews on Imoco Volley’s social profiles
DICHIARAZIONI COACH DANIELE SANTARELLI
“We are experiencing an incredible and very exciting month of January: against Novara we played the first of a very long series of games, we hope to add another one to the 8 already scheduled by hitting the Coppa Italia final in Turin, which will be the first trophy we will play for from now on in chronological order. But there will be time to think about it, we have to look at it one step at a time and now we fly to Lodz for a very important commitment. Away in Champoions there are always pitfalls, Lodz is a team that we have not yet faced, they have excellent elements and at home they express themselves to the best of their potential, so tomorrow night we really cannot afford to let our guard down. Then we will find a difficult championship triptych with Chieri, Bergamo and Vallefoglia, all teams that play excellent volleyball with which we cannot afford not to give our best. In the meantime, we are focused on tomorrow’s match to continue our European journey, the Champions League is a competition with a unique charm, we care a lot and tomorrow I want a convinced performance, we have to impose our game so as not to take risks. We travel on the day of the Epiphany, I hope that our fans have experienced peaceful holidays: I take this opportunity to thank them for the support they have made us feel in the last games, we are proud to see thousands of fans who find the time to come to the Palaverde to see us on every occasion”.
PRE-SALES DRESDEN AND BERGAMO
Online pre-sales open tomorrow at 12 noon for the Palaverde matches against Dresden (CEV Zeren Group Champions League, Thursday 15 January, 8.30 pm) and Bergamo (7th day of the return of the Regular Season, Saturday 17 January, 8.30 pm). Info and tickets available on the Vivaticket.com.