Igor Gorgonzola Novara-Prosecco DOC Imoco Conegliano, chapter II: tomorrow, Saturday, at 17.00 the Panthers will be on stage at the PalaIgor in Novara for game-2 of the Scudetto play-off semi-finals. Game 1 was the prerogative of the Italian champions (3-0 at Palaverde), but the challenge is still open, it is played in the best of five games.
Captain Wolosz and her teammates will play the “classic” of Italian volleyball for the fifth time in the season, after the two in the Regular Season (3-2 the yellow-blue success in the return leg in Novara), the semifinal of the Italian Cup won at the Unipol Arena in Bologna and Game 1 6 days ago at the Palaverde.
MEDIA: The match will be broadcast live on TV on Rai Sport HD and in streaming (by subscription) on Volleyballworld.tv; live updates and post-match interviews on Imoco Volley’s Instagram, Facebook and YouTube channels.
PREVIOUS AND EX: There are 57 previous meetings between the two teams, Igor Gorgonzola is the team that Prosecco DOC Imoco has faced the most in its history; on 44 occasions the Panthers won, the other 13 Novara. Former of the challenge on the hosts’ side, the libero Eleonora Fersino and the central Federica Squarcini, returns to the PalaIgor in the play-offs as an opponent Cristina Chirichella, a pillar of Novara for 10 seasons and now in force at Prosecco DOC Imoco.
REFEREES: Canessa and Pozzato
COACH SANTARELLI’S STATEMENTS
“The play-offs have priority over everything at this time of the season and preparing one game a week is atypical for us, this year the calendar presents us with this new situation and we are living it in the best way. We usually play close matches with the European cups in between, this time it was Novara who found themselves in this situation, this is a small advantage for us because we have some time to manage energy and prepare well for games.
They played at home during the week finding a success in the cup, they will certainly have good morale and will do everything to take advantage of the home factor on their side and make a better performance than in game-1. For us the first match was the most affordable, Novara had played 5 sets against Chieri a few days earlier and we took advantage of this in our favor. Game-2 will be completely different, they will do everything to play the best volleyball possible, at their home and we have seen it this year they are very fearsome, we know that if we play at the top of our level we can put them in difficulty, but we have to be ready for battle because our opponents will give everything.
Be careful, playing in Novara is not easy: they beat Scandicci and Milan, they gave us a hard time, we know their value and we respect them a lot.
We are fine and I am very happy with the general condition of my team and the latest results, now we try to confirm ourselves in race 2 “.
GAME 3 PRESALE ON SUNDAY 6 APRIL
Prosecco DOC Imoco Conegliano will return to the Palaverde on Sunday 6 April for game-3 of the series against Novara, appointment at 15:20. Tickets already available in advance online on Vivaticket.com. The match is included in the subscription.