Second day of the championship and first away match for the Panthers of Prosecco DOC Imoco Volleyball, who on Sunday at 5 p.m. in the (already sold-out) facility in Latisana will face the newly promoted CDA Talmassons in an unprecedented challenge. In the first day the Friulian women came out defeated 3-1 in Rome, while the Italian champions won at home 3-0 with Eurotek Busto Arsizio. While waiting for the inclusion of Chinese Zhu Ting, who arrived during the week, the team is full with young Arici confirmed as second libero. Ex of the match Katja Eckl, the young central great protagonist last year of Talmassons’ promotion to A1.
Referees: Salvati and Pozzato
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STATEMENTS COACH DANIELE SANTARELLI
“It was a very good week of training, there is a good atmosphere and everything is going well. After the Super Cup we are proceeding step by step in our work, we have a long period in front of us before the World Cup and every week, every match, will be part of the team’s growth process to get to the top. On Sunday we will have our first away game, the closest in the history of this club, a kind of “derby,” it’s a pity that our fans cannot be there to support us, we will miss them because the team is used to having them always by our side, too bad. Talmassons is a newly promoted team that is adapting with a lot of novelties to the A1 Series, I imagine they will have great motivation in facing the Italian champion team and will put a lot of enthusiasm into it. We can’t afford in the Italian league to underestimate anyone, I have already said it many times, so we will go to play in Friuli with the usual approach and with great concentration.
Zhu arrived the other day, she confirmed that she is a great professional as I already knew, she has been motivated and available and she is facing the first days with us with enthusiasm and commitment. For now she has started training to regain her condition between weights and athletic workouts, we will give her the time she needs to catch up with the team in physical condition and then she will be included in the team context, she will be another important weapon and a prominent element in our roster.”
SATURDAY MARINA LUBIAN VISITING THE BARCOLANA WITH PROSECCO DOC IN THE GULF OF TRIESTE!
On Saturday afternoon Marina Lubian will be visiting the crew of the Super Maxi Prosecco DOC Shockwave3 in the Gulf of Trieste for a “training session” with the “team” that will participate in the Barcolana with the boat of the Prosecco DOC Consortium, naming sponsor of the Panthers.