FUTSAL – Today Bitonto against the VIP in the unusual setting of Palalagravinese

Win to defend the lead in the standings.

There are no further paths or solutions for the Bitonto C5 Femminile which in the twenty-first and penultimate round of the national Serie A championship will host the VIP C5 within the walls of the Palalagravinese in Sammichele di Bari.

Fresh from a draw at home against Lamezia, the Venetians are one of the most solid teams in this championship, as demonstrated by their seventh place in the standings and the 23 points gained so far.

The best Bitonto will therefore be needed to erase from the mind the draw of the last round against GTM and bring home three points which would mean absolute primacy from the first to the last day.

Another curiosity, Bitonto and VIP will preview what will be the round of 16 of the cup final scheduled for next April 18th. On the one hand the championship, therefore, on the other the Cup.

Marzuoli doesn’t want a drop in tension: those games are strange when you want to be concentrated on what you’re doing but inevitably your mind is on the important event that starts in a few days. Among other things, the coincidence that it is the same opponent does not help concentration. We have to make another small effort to worthily crown an excellent regular season and Sunday is the right time. Unfortunately, we play on a pitch that is not actually our home pitch and this could hide some critical issues but we must have maximum concentration and go onto the pitch with the certainty of performing and bringing home the result. We will think about the Coppa Italia, where I see there are many teams who are hiding but who have the same chance of winning as us, starting Monday morning.

Alessia Grieco immediately joined the Neroverde team and is confirming herself as the best Italian scorer in the championship: It was an important and not easy choice for me, leaving a place that was family to try to get involved in an environment like it is that of Bitonto. But the club, the staff and above all the teammates have made the integration process a lot easier and I am very happy with the choice. We are coming to the most important moment of the season. You can feel it in the air. In Bitonto the fans on the street greet you and wish us good luck for the cup and the play offs. It will be exciting to be there and experience it. But Sunday’s match is also fundamental. We have done well so far and on Sunday we can close the score for the record of the regular season which does not give trophies but a lot of awareness of what we can do by playing to the best of our ability. The VIP is a team that can prove to be complicated if you don’t face it immediately with great desire. By thinking game by game and with maximum concentration we could get a lot of satisfaction.

The match was refereed by Andrea Seminara as first referee and Pierluigi Minardi as second referee. Paolo De Lorenzo at the time trial

Appointment at 4pm at Palalagravinese in Sammichele di Bari for Bitonto C5 – VIP C5. Live streaming on FutsalTV and traditional broadcast on TV on TRM Network channel 16.