The opponents change, not the result: Imoco Conegliano is Italian champion. For the sixth time in a row, for the seventh in its short history only started in 2012.
There fury of the panthers hits Savino del Bene Scandicci againbeaten 3-1 in front of their own fans in game 4 at the end of yet another overwhelming match for the Venetians who also allow themselves the luxury of leaving the first set on the way. In the house of an Antropova who proves to be a diamond to work onis Swedish Haak (who replaced Paola Egonu in Veneto two years ago) to light up the scene again. After 41 points on Wednesday in Treviso, he stamps another 29 with the regularity of a tuning fork who dictates the tempo to his team.
An unbeatable team, which has not lost a final in Italy since 2019. It was the Italian Cup and on the other side there was Novara then coached by Massimo Barbolini, for the last time at the helm of Scandicci before the adventure in the newly formed American Lovb league which will start next autumn.
His Savino del Bene dreams after game 1, wastes in game 2, fights in game 3 and then he allows himself to be pierced when his back is against the wall, despite the extreme attempt to get a compromised match back on track in the fourth set. But Conegliano is ferocious, once you leave you never look backcelebrates the 15th trophy in a row in our country and that now he’s aiming straight for the en-plein with the Champions League final on May 5th in Türkiye against Allianz Milan.
Turkey, the country that welcomed King Midas of volleyball Daniele Santarelli as coach, head coach in all Imoco trophies from 2017 onwards and ready to fly to the Bosphorus with the aim of collecting thethe only title he still lacks: the Olympicsafter having conquered the World Cup with Serbia and then Nations League and European Championship with Turkey. At the helm of Conegliano, this is the 20th trophy he has lifted, all shared with Moki De Gennaro, wife and strongest libero in the world still today at 37 years old.
Conegliano is a system, a society that works in every component at the highest leveloe that has been able to change its skin while always remaining at the top. A company that, after having won everything with Paola Egonu, he let go to Türkiye the blue opposite for take from Vakifbank Istanbul Bella Haak. Any team would have felt the pinch, but Conegliano didn’t: it continued to win, fueling an enthusiasm that helped the presidential couple Piero Garbellotto and Pietro Maschio to create one of the thickest (and richest) entrepreneurial fabrics to support the club.
