Green Padel Messina overtakes Virtus Bologna and is the lone leader

MESSINA – Public for great occasions at the Green Padel in via Francesco Basile in Faro Superiore where on the penultimate day of Serie B the Peloritani hosted the Virtus from Bologna. Fundamental challenge for reaching the playoffs when there is now only one matchday left until the end of the first phase. Complex start for the home team who, after a lost first match, had to come back and win 2-1.

Next Saturday, the last day in which the people of Messina will have their destiny in their hands against Arezzo Padel Club, winning with the help of their fans, they will be able to celebrate the conquest of first place in the group, which would have advantages as it would host a second-placed team in the first round of the direct elimination playoffs.

In case of defeat there are several possibilities, also looking at what Parioli will do against Virtus, from that of still going to the playoffs but after a public draw or in the worst case scenario the fall from first position in today’s standings to the playouts, but it is a prospect that the Messina athletes will want to avoid.

Green Padel – Virtus Bologna 2-1

In the first match of the day, Picotto and Caratozzolo, the home team, lost to Sarti/Sabattini after having come back. Good start for the Green Padel athletes who win the first set 6-2. Subsequently the Bolognese team manages to implement an effective tactic to limit the home Argentine talent and win the next two sets 3-6 3-6 and therefore the match. This puts so much pressure on the home team that they are forced to win the other two matches to continue to hope for the playoff dream.

In the second match of the day on the Cutuli/A pitch. Famà against Levorato/Neri. The home pair does not stick out and despite the high tension from the start of the match the Messina players take home the first set with difficulty in the tiebreak, the second set goes downhill with captain Cutuli, the only undefeated player so far in the championship, who together to his historic partner Antonio Famà he leads the match 6-1 in the second set.

In the last scheduled match the responsibility for victory or defeat lies in the hands of the two young talents Fino/Abbate, the two do not have an easy match against Chinellato/Cervellatti but in a very hard fought match they prevail. The super pibes from Messina by adoption face the Italian second category champion Cervellati alongside a former high level tennis player like Chinellato. The match is balanced but the home team succeeds thanks to a great performance and an amazing support in the stands to prevail in two long sets 7-6 7-5.

Scoreboard

Picotto/Caratozzolo vs Sarti/Sabattini 6-2 3-6 3-6
Cutuli/A. Famà vs Levorato/Neri 7-6 6-1
Fino/Abbate vs Chinellato/Cervellati 7-6 7-5

Results: Green Padel – Virtus Tennis Bologna 2-1, Arezzo Padel Club – Tc Parioli 1-2.
Classification: Green Padel Messina 12 points, Arezzo Padel Club, Tc Parioli 9 points, Virtus Tennis Bologna 0.