A new chapter in the saga, today the Prosecco DOC A. Carraro Imoco Conegliano travels to Piedmont, tomorrow evening at 21.15 there is Game 2 of the Scudetto play-off semi-finals against Igor Gorgonzola Novara at the Pala Igor. The Panthers are back from two exciting challenges in three days: Game 1 last Sunday at the Palaverde, with a yellow-blue comeback from 0-2 to 3-2, and the return of the Champions League quarterfinals against Ankara Zeren Spor which decreed the passage of the round of coach Santarelli’s team to the Final Four. Prosecco DOC ahead 1-0 in the best-of-five series, Game 3 is played at the Palaverde on Tuesday 24 March at 20.30 at the Palaverde. Squadra al completo per coach Santarelli.
PREVIOUS AND FORMER: It will be the Classic number 65 between Conegliano and Novara, on 50 occasions the Panthers have prevailed, including the 4 seasonal confrontations. 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
COACH SANTARELLI STATEMENTS
“We are ready to face Novara on the occasion of yet another challenge this season. As I have said several times, Igor is strong, he has many alternatives that can put anyone in difficulty. We have to expect another sporting battle, it is a semi-final race of one of the most competitive championships in the world. We know how complicated it is to play at the Pala Igor: Novara will have the cheering on their side – but we can’t wait to hear the voice of our fans – and a great desire for redemption after a Game 1 that did not end as they wished. They are very aggressive in some fundamentals and are able to turn things around if they don’t go as they have prepared them. For our part, we understood what we lacked last Sunday: we will have to start better, we must avoid going behind to achieve yet another feat. Winning Game 2 would be crucial, but regardless of the result we must not lose focus, it will be a long series and we must prepare to give everything”.
NOVARA G3
PRESALE The online presale of Game 3 between Prosecco DOC A. Carraro Imoco Conegliano and Igor Gorgonzola Novara is already active, appointment on Tuesday 24 March at 20.30 at Palaverde. Info and tickets available online on Vivaticket.com
OPPONENT SEMIFINALS CEV CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Antonio Carraro Prosecco DOC Conegliano will face Vakifbank Istanbul, historic opponent of many European and world battles, in the semifinal of the Final Four of CEV Zeren Group Champions League at the Ülker Sports Arena in Istanbul, in the other semifinal Savino del Bene Scandicci and Eczacibasi Istanbul will compete, appointment on May 2nd.