First away match for the Altamura team in these play-offs
After the first two games played at home and won, the Soccer Altamura continues its journey in the play-offs of the championship B series of women’s five-a-side football and this Sunday it stops at However, where the first leg of the third round is scheduled. The Altamura team, therefore, after having brilliantly overcome WFC Grottaglie and Virtus Cap San Michele, is ready to face a strong team which, this season, can already boast a title in its trophy case: the Italian Cup won in April in Genoa.
The one in Lombardy will certainly be a more difficult match than the others and complicated by the long journey. The troop led by mister Vincenzo Tassielli, however, has all it takes to do well and can count on players accustomed to this type of stage. It is definitely one of these Ellen Castro which, in these play-off matches, has risen in level: “I expect a hard-fought match from start to finish, now there’s no longer any chance of making mistakes. We have to be focused from the first to the last second. We know we are facing a team of the highest caliber and with experienced players.” The Brazilian soccer player, however, is also confident: “I’m sure that the girls will be very ready to face this other challenge: in these play-off matches all our determination and the awareness of being able to compete with any opponent came out. We are ready, excited and full of energy, we hope to do well on the road, and then be able to play the qualification on Sunday 26 May in front of our fans, with a little more peace of mind and hoping to give a smile to our fans. ”
As for Pero, the Lombard team, after winning the Italian Cup against Atletico Chiaravalle, finished the championship in second place in group A, twelve points behind Mediterranea C5. In the play-offs they first got rid of Athena Sassari with a result of 9 to 4, then they beat Jasnagora 5 to 2. She was certainly one of the protagonists of these two matches Federica Marino which, after the goal scored against Athena, was repeated, even with a brace, in last Sunday’s match: “Soccer Altamura is a team of great value – stated the Lombard side on the team’s website – “made up of important players who I had the opportunity to appreciate as a teammate in previous years. We are aware that to achieve our goal we will need to give more and more. Luckily the team is well, the group is there and we are ready to face the next sporting battles with maximum commitment and concentration.”
The match will be staged at the Vista Vision Arena in Pero, in the province of Milan, with kick-off at 3.30 pm and will be directed by Alessandro Botta from Biella and Francesco Di Girolamo from Collegno, with Angelo Bruno from Bergamo on the stopwatch. The match will be broadcast live on the home team’s Facebook page, which can be reached at this link.
