PROSECCO DOC IMOCO VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE, STARTS WITH UYBA – HERE ARE THE DATES

IT STARTS IN THE FIRST WEEKEND OF OCTOBER AT THE PALAVERDE WITH UYBA BUSTO ARSIZIO FIRSTTROPHY AT STAKE THE SUPERCOPPA AGAINST MILAN ON SEPTEMBER 28 While the Paris Olympics with a large yellow-blue representation are at the starting line, the Tigotà 2024/25 Serie A1 Tigotà calendar was released today by the Women’s Volleyball League, which will see the Panthers of Prosecco DOC Imoco Volley defending the tricolor scepter won for the seventh time (sixth consecutive) last spring.
After the Fineco Supercup on September 28 (location to be defined, opponent the “usual” Milan), it starts with the Championship on October 5 or 6 at Palaverde, the Italian champions will receive the warm embrace of their fans for the first challenge of the season with UYBA Busto Arsizio.
The first trip to Friuli the following week, at the home of newly promoted Talmassons, which will also be the host for the grand return of the classic Boxing Day match, Palaverde on Dec. 26, a tradition revived this year after a season-long stop.
Day three in Rome on Oct. 20 and the second home game with Bergamo on Oct. 27.
Big match to mark in red circles for Gialloblù fans (the Season Ticket Campaign containing the offer for all home games, including playoffs, will resume on September 2) at Palaverde with Savino del Bene Scandicci in the re-run of the Scudetto Final will be on November 3 on Day 6 (return to Tuscany on January 19), before the difficult away match in Chieri.
Another climax date on Nov. 24 for the challenge at home of Vero Volley Milano, a repeat of the Champions Final.
Day 10 and more fireworks for the challenge at Palaverde on Dec. 1 with another big one, Igor Novara (return on Feb. 16 in Piedmont).
On Dec. 8 there will be Il Bisonte in the Panthers’ den before closing the first half in Perugia on Dec. 15.
In the return leg, important dates to mark for Gialloblù fans in the 7th day on Jan. 26 with Chieri, then headlights on the 9th day back in midweek on Feb. 12 at Palaverde for the big match with Milano.
On March 1, the Regular Season closes at home with Perugia.
The Champions League round will also kick off in early November, so a busy calendar with midweek rounds in Europe (in the A.Carraro Imoco group, the Bulgarian Plovdiv and Polish Resovia, as well as a qualifier, have already been drawn).
Some December matches will be brought forward or postponed due to the trip to the Club World Cup in China, which from 17 to 22 will see the Panthers return to the rainbow event they have already won twice (2019 and 2022).
Upon returning from China Prosecco DOC Imoco Conegliano immediately takes the court on Dec. 26 with Talmassons, before closing out the calendar year with the Coppa Italia quarterfinals.
All dates are subject to change due to television requirements.
HERE LINK COMPLETE CALENDAR: Calendar_Serie-A1_-24-25_Compact-3.pdf (legavolleyfemminile.it The preseason preparation for the Panthers will begin at reduced ranks on August 19 with the first group of athletes, the following week the veterans from the Olympics will also join to complete the group available to coach Santarelli. The pre-season path is also being defined with some friendly matches and the confirmation of the tournament at Zoppas Arena in Conegliano on September 14 and 15, before the highlight on September 20 and 21 in Courmayeur in the quadrangular with the top clubs in the league (Milan, Scandicci and Novara) and the presentation of the season that will officially kick off with the Fineco Supercup on Saturday, September 28, the first event that will award a trophy, facing Prosecco DOC Imoco and Vero Volley Milan.
From the weekend of October 5-6 , the Tigotà Serie A1 dances begin, twenty-six days of Regular Season ending on Saturday, March 1, followed by the Scudetto Playoffs, with the Quarterfinals at best of three matches and Semifinals and Finals at best of five.
Usual formula for the
Coppa Italia Frecciarossa: quarters between the top eight in the standings at the end of the first round scheduled for December 29 and 30, Final Four of the Italian Cup scheduled forFebruary 8 and 9, 2025 at a venue to be determined.
Meanwhile, engines are warming up in Paris for the Olympic Games where Prosecco DOC Imoco is represented in a big way by seven athletes, all with medal ambitions: Italian players De Gennaro, Fahr and Lubian, China’s Zhu Ting, Japan’s Nanami Seki, and Poland’s Wolosz and Lukasik) and coach Santarelli with Turkey where much of the yellow-blue staff is also there with assistant Andrea Zotta, trainer Marco Da Lozzo, scoutman Marco Greco and “physio” Ilenia Marin (who returned to Conegliano’s staff this year) and Francesco Zucca.