CIVITANOVA – After the success of Cucine Lube without Nikolov and Diamantini in Piacenza on Saturday (27 April), at 6pm, the final will be played against Rana Verona at the Pala AIM Agsm. The Venetians eliminated Modena.
The winner will get the pass for the Challenge Cup 2025 and an opportunity to already plan the coming season well.
For the red and white DG Beppe Cormio, «the Semi-final in Piacenza and the latest matches confirmed a performing team, regardless of who took to the pitch. Now, however, we are in difficulty with the substitutions due to the unavailable players and we have to rely on the performances of the owners.” The team with Giannini found serenity and blended together, leaving behind some tension. This allowed us to express ourselves more lightly. «Beyond the excellent results obtained in recent times against excellent teams, the team plays having fun and with determination, something that was lacking in the final part of the Regular Season perhaps because the stakes were higher and certainly not due to Blengini’s responsibility who has always worked well” – recalls the DG whose consideration for coach Blengini’s work has never wavered.
«There is one match missing – says the expert manager – which will not be easy at all, but the general opinion on how this Pool was tackled will remain positive. We are carrying out a generational change, the reconstruction phases are part of the history of the Clubs and are part of sport. At this juncture we are looking for confirmation on the game situations and the performances of some players. We thought the most difficult aspect was motivating players who already have their suitcase in hand, but at Lube everyone continues to give 100%, even those who know they are changing shirts; therefore, I congratulate the boys and the staff.”
In fact, it is known that Captain De Cecco, the Cuban Yant, Ivan Zaytzev are some of the big names who will no longer wear the red and white next season while coach Giannini will return to be the deputy of the next Cucine Lube coach.
