There is also a sporty Ancona that rejoices. That of men’s volleyball, branded The Begin Volley, which rises in the national A panorama. Precisely in A3, the third national series won on Saturday, in Sassuolo, despite a defeat.
Sweet as ever, because Dore Della Lunga’s Dorians only needed one point to achieve promotion and the point arrived, in a comeback, winning the fourth set after the success in the first.
And never mind if in the fifth the Marche players bowed their heads. The party had already started. The promotion dream had already been achieved, pursued for some time, the goal since the players entered the gym for the first time in August for the start of the season.
A victory for a close-knit and solid group. Already the successes, many (23). Because there were only five defeats, including the playoffs, with the last two almost worthless.
And then applause to Ferrini and his teammates, to the technical staff led by a coach who knows everything about Serie A and beyond (as a player), coach Dore Della Lunga, assisted by his deputy, the expert Paolo Monti. Speaking of experience, Ancona has a sporting director Roberto “Bebi” Leonardi who needs no introduction and a club, headed by president Guido Guidi, who hits it when they set a goal.
Guidi was clear on Saturday: “When we started this project – the words of the president of The Begin Volley – I remember saying this phrase: ‘We are not in Serie B, we are in Serie B. And we will get to Serie A’. Well, we did it. We are very proud, we worked with perseverance and humility and when the team is united and believes in an objective, the results come. Thanks to the boys, to Dore Della Lunga, to the technicians and to all those who believed in us “.
“Saturday’s match marks a historic step for our little world of Serie B, everyone will remember these guys in the years to come – exclaims coach Della Lunga -. They were extraordinary considering the pressure, weight and expectations with which they have been on the field since the first official match.” And it doesn’t matter if Ancona wasn’t the best on the day of the triumph.
“When the stakes are very high, it’s normal that the best volleyball doesn’t come out, but that’s right. My boys’ progress would still have been sensational, regardless of today’s result. One set can’t make the difference between being heroes or I want to underline this. My team was incredible, they managed to take the last great step and they deserve all this. And everyone noticed this sporting masterpiece.”
