Exactly one week later in Capo d’Orlando it happens again. There DAI Optical Virtus Basket Molfetta returns to cross the Strait in search of that success that would allow her to reach the final and fulfill the dream of a season.
So Sicily against Puglia, given that the blue and white are the only Apulian team to represent their region in this last phase of the tournament. Sunday 26 May at 6pmat the Infodrive Arena in Capo d’Orlando the last act of the Serie B Interregional playoff semi-finals will be staged, pitting two tough and determined teams against each other once again.
Seven days later, the verdict of Game 3 will be needed to know who the two teams will face Ragusa, already qualified for the final on Wednesday. The last two trips to Capo d’Orlando have left a bad taste in the mouths of the coaching men Carolillowho have never managed to express themselves at their best.
Molfetta’s success once again gave the blue and whites a lot of confidence and that awareness of their own strengths which must also be exploited away from home. By now the two teams know each other perfectly, there are no secrets or pre-tactics because it promises to be a real match, which will be faced head-on.
Virtus must not lack that pinch of courage that could make the difference especially away from home because this time there won’t be the Pala Poli crowd to push the team. After Wednesday’s match, the blue and whites returned to training in the gym and on the parquet before leaving for Sicily.
The words pronounced by one of his leaders are important, Georgi Sirakov, on the eve of the match. «Now is that time when we need to do more – commented – go to Capo d’Orlando certain of what we can give on the pitch. They are certainly a good team, but we have shown that we deserve to go all the way. On Sunday we will have to be much tougher physically and mentally. There are many possibilities to pass – he concluded – we go to Sicily to win».
Although already taken into account, Sunday’s match is a match that Orlandina would have easily wanted to avoid, settling the score with Molfetta already last Wednesday. It was not so. At the Pala Poli, coach Bolignano’s men found themselves faced with a different, never tamed team, which took to the field with a different attitude compared to the previous match.
Returning to play at the Infodrive Arena certainly represents a great advantage for the home team, but the chances of going through are now the same for both teams. An in-or-out race worth a season.
Photo by Donato Volpe
