“We experienced a great first phase, we lifted the Tuscan Cup, and the second phase also went very well.” Thus Emanuele Montomoli, president of Vismederi Costone Siena, outlined the team’s balance sheet on the eve of the playoff finals. The yellow-greens, in fact, have secured the pass for the final series, which will decide who will go to the Interregional Serie B next year, in just three matches. To decide the other finalist, however, we will have to wait until tomorrow evening, when San Vincenzo and Mens Sana will compete in a match 5 inside a PalaEstra which already promises to be on fire. “In the semi-final we faced Pallacanestro Agliana 2000 – continues Montomoli -, winning 3-0. In my opinion, a result that is a lie and does not do justice to the value of this team that has given us a hard time. But now we are ready for the final.”
Asked what he thinks of the possible opponents, Piaggia’s number one is sure: “They are both very strong teams, with different characteristics. On the one hand we have players of the caliber of Camillo Bianchi and Edoardo Persico, guys who have already faced higher categories and who have already played important matches like tomorrow’s. On the other hand, Mens Sana also has incredible players. I think of Gianluca Prosek who last year played in Serie A in the Czech Republic, but it would be simplistic to talk only about names”.
The top leader of the Costone then indulges in a broader examination of what “his” Costone is. “Three years ago we started a new project, we did it together with the General Director Andrea Naldini and the Sports Director Francesco Bonelli – he explains -. Our goal was to create a company that was credible. In the collective imagination of the city, we remained the “third team of Siena”, a vision that for me is wrong. We rolled up our sleeves and started working, even before building a strong team, to build solid foundations for the next 5-10 years.” “We, not having the coat of arms of Mens Sana nor the youth sector of Virtus, had to propose something different. I often read or hear that Costone only puts money on the table, but this is not true. If we were able to attract important players and retain our best players from previous years, it is because we proposed a valid technical project. I must say that I am very happy, regardless of the results we have, with what we are building – concludes Montomoli -. The path taken is the right one.”
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