Repeat the test of strength of the first leg match and thus gain salvation while remaining in the national elite from the women’s water polo. This is the objective of Brizz Swimming who plays on Tuesday 7 May at 2pm Cosenza there Game 2 of the playoff semi-finals out of the championship A1 series.
The acesi trained by Carlo Zilleriafter the great success achieved last Saturday at the Scuderi swimming pool in Catania with a score of 13-6, they are favorites on paper also in this return match.
It won’t be easy, that’s clear. It’s still an away game and Cosenza will want to respect the field factor with the help of the public on special occasions. The three previous seasons, however, say that Brizz has won two matches out of three and drawn one. And in Cosenza in the first leg of the regular season the Granata won 12-11. Then the draw in the return leg and the recent victory in Game 1 with a polished team and two penalties saved by Helga Santapaola and a third thrown onto the crossbar.
We will certainly count on her saves but also on the defensive play of her teammates and the goals that were not lacking last Saturday. We remember the hat-tricks from Giuffrida, Sbruzzi and Namakshtansky as well as the brace from Granata’s queen scorer, Koptesa and the goals from Vitaliano and Pastanella.
Success would close the discussion of salvation in favor of Acesis. In the event of a defeat, everything would be left to the Belle but Brizz would play at home as they were better ranked at the end of the regular season than the Silanes. In short, the last effort is missing and the salvation discussion could be archived in the best way possible so as to better plan the next season.
Serie A1, play out
Race 1, Saturday 4 May
- Brizz Nuoto-Cosenza 13-6
- Bogliasco-Us Locatelli Genoa 15-9
Race 2, Tuesday 7 May
- Cosenza-Brizz Swimming at 2pm
- Us Locatelli Genoa-Bogliasco at 9.30pm
Possible Race 3, Friday 10 May
- Brizz Nuoto-Cosenza at 4pm
- Bogliasco-Us Locatelli Genoa at 3pm.
