Sicilians away on the seventeenth and penultimate day of the regular season of the women’s A1 water polo championship. Saturday 20 AprilEkipe Horizon he is a guest of Trieste, recent losing finalist of the EuroCup won by Padova; there Brizz Swimminginstead, visits Rapallo.
Three points for the certain first position
Ekipe Orizzonte visits the Giulians for the big match of the day. Three points to reach the first arithmetic position but in Trieste it could also be a preview of the playoffs. Trieste, in fact, is fourth in the rankings.
But there is also the desire for revenge given the result of the first leg. The first, and so far only, defeat in the championship came against the Trieste team. Last November 18th, the Julian girls defeated Nesima 7-5 in a match in which they actually went ahead by four goals at the start of the third quarter. The team coached by Paolo Zizza sent the red-blue battleship into a blackout.
The two teams recently met in Ostia in the final for third and fourth place in the Italian Cup, won by Etna. A success which, however, did not mitigate the disappointment of having exited the Trophy prematurely.
Gagliardi, “Full charged for these last championship matches”
On the eve of the challenge Gaia Gagliardi took the floor, expressing the desire for revenge for the team coached by Martina Miceli. “We feel very proactive about these last two championship matches – said the number 9 of the Italian champions – and we want to face them to close the regular season in the best possible way. Trieste is a tough team and this year we paid the consequences in the first leg, but we want to redeem ourselves as we did in the last Italian Cup match. We are working hard and will demonstrate what we can do”.
Brizz guest of Rapallo
Fresh from the draw with Cosenza which smacks of mockery, Brizz Nuoto Acireale is busy in Rapallo. Prohibitive challenge in Liguria against a team that can get back into the play offs from which they are just three points away.
Serie A1 women, matches of the 17th day
Saturday 20 April
- Trieste-Ekipe Orizzonte at 1.30pm
- Padua-Bogliasco plebiscite at 3pm
- Como-Us Locatelli Genoa at 3pm
- Cosenza-Sis Roma at 3pm
- Rapallo-Brizz Swimming at 3pm
Classification
Ekipe Horizon 45 points; Plebiscite Padua 39; Sis Rome and Trieste 36; Rapallo 33; Bogliasco 14; Brizz Swimming 13; Cosenza 9; Como 6; Us Locatelli Genoa 5.
Markers
Bianconi (Rapallo) 54 goals; Marletta (Ekipe Orizzonte) 48; Gragnolati (Trieste) 47; Ranalli (Sis Roma) 46; Koptseva (Brizz Swimming) 39.
Tags: Serie women Ekipe Orizzonte Trieste playoff starter Brizz Rapallo
