The national team championships are coming to life and the province of Florence has two teams to follow to move up the category. In women’s B2, specifically in group 4, two derbies were played last Sunday which put everything back into play. Leaders Ct Firenze draw 2-2 with Tc Pistoia away from home and move to 13 points and are joined by Sporting Club Montecatini who defeat Jc Next Gen 3-1 at home. In the next round, Sunday 16 June, at the Ct Firenze alle Cascine with matches starting at 10 and admission free, the team promoted to B1 will be decided because the match between the Florentine team and Sporting Montecatini will be played. “It will be decisive because the first in the group goes up in category – explains Riccardo Balzanti, captain of the Florence coach -. It won’t be an easy match because the spa team has two very strong players in Elisa Petroni and Vittoria Benedetti. However, we will try to overcome them with the our team made up of Matilde Gori, Lisa Piccinetti, Maria Masini and Krystyna Pochtovyk”.
In the men’s Serie C, the national draw has been released and the men’s Match Ball Firenze team will host DLF Alessandria in the first leg (Sunday 16 June) on the Bagno a Ripoli pitches. “After the victory against Coop Livorno we will face the Piedmontese team of Dlf Alessandria and we will play the first at home – explains the technical coordinator, Francesco Caforio -. Our group includes Tancredi Alfano, Alessandro Vanni, Martino Guidotti, Tommaso Lapucci as well as Brancatelli and Padovani, with all the boys from the youth team on the field. Also tomorrow is the final day at the Match Ball of the Italian Ladies over 50 team championship which we hope to win with our strong team made up of Valentina Padula, Katy Agnelli, Silvia Sanna and Erika Giunio” .
Francesco Querusti
