05/07/2024 9.18pm
Until yesterday only Falconara had succeeded. Now, however, the Kick Off is also on the list of feats. The all blacks lead Bitonto into a spin and do so in game 1 of the Scudetto playoffs, 13 days after the event that confirmed the Italian Cup in Puglia. Eighth versus first and 35 points difference in the standings. Numbers swept away with a comeback (from 0-1 to 4-2) that was difficult to predict on the eve of the match.
“We are not those of the regular season and we also demonstrated this in the Italian Cup by beating Falconara on penalties – explains Mister Riccardo Russo, assisted by David Fernandez Correa -. We probably planned the race with the right light-heartedness, looking for those 2-3 weak points that were clear to us through which we could stem the black-green battleship. We faced it as a not impossible match, not as sacrificial victims, but with the idea of absolutely being able to compete. Lù’s goal after a few seconds? I immediately saw it as bad, yet it woke us up, so much so that the partial later reached 4-1. Then it’s clear that, unless you really are Bitonto, something must be going well for you to win, but objectively it was a deserved success because the interpretation on our part was perfect: perfect girls both in attitude and in their done in the field. I believe in this group from April 2023, the period in which the squad was planned. A special dedication to our president Alberto Lorenzin”.
Now the possible match point: in the event of a positive result on May 9th at PalaPansini, Kick Off could close the quarterfinals by sensationally beating the reigning champions. Otherwise, the verdict will be postponed to game 3.
“If I have to go on holiday to Bitonto – smiles Russo – this is not the time”.
Few words to the wise.
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