Conad on the hunt for the company. At 6pm, in the decisive game-3 of the Italian Cup round of 16, the yellow-reds visit Brescia to try to gain access to the top 8 of the event: they do so without having anything to lose, with the forecast against them, but if they are able to display the intensity of last Sunday, nothing is precluded. The two matches played against the Lombards were see-sawing: the opponents were decidedly better in game 1, with a 3-0 that left no room for recriminations except for a second set played point for point; 7 days ago, at the Bigi, we saw a very concentrated Conad, capable of not disuniting after a first partial loss with the advantage and then closing the score 3-1.
“We will try to imitate last Sunday’s match, even on the opponent’s pitch – says Tommaso Zagni, assistant to Fabio Fanuli – We have shown that with the right motivation we can play on equal terms, even if it won’t be easy away. We will do it face to face open, looking for the motivations of the players who, during the season, have played less and who want to demonstrate their value, as happened at PalaBigi: both as a team and as a club we want to make a good impression”. The Lombard coach Roberto Zambonardi, however, does not shy away from his favorable prediction: “I have no doubts about the outcome of this match, we analyzed the approach to last Sunday’s match and regained concentration to find the right rhythm in training. We want to continue the I’m going forward in the Italian Cup and we will demonstrate it to the public who will support us at San Filippo with the same warmth shown throughout the season.”
The previous ones are in perfect parity, with 10 victories on each side, while the former are the setter Catellani on the Reggio side and Cominetti on the other side of the net; in addition to the spiker, MVP in the Conad jersey of the victorious Cup run 2 seasons ago, the strong points of the sextet are the opposite player Kapwijk, the other spiker Abrahan, as well as the experienced setter Tiberti. Whoever wins finds Emma Villas Siena in the quarterfinals, who have just lost the promotion final, while the other pairings are already certain and will pit Prata di Pordenone-Ravenna, Porto Viro-Cuneo and Cantù-Grottazzolina.
