The first round closed with the defeat at San Martino Buon Albergo, BeOne’s pitch, the balance of the first match of the season for Palevolo San Giorgio was flattering: third place, with 28 points, the result of 9 victories and 4 defeats . The second part of the championship, which began in February, after a two-week break for the Italian Cup, like the first leg, smiled six times in the first seven matches for coach Capra’s team. The success in Villafranca di Verona immediately broke the ice for Pallavolo San Giorgio, which on the fourth day, with the success against bottom-placed Spakka Volley, returned to the top of the rankings. In the first seven days the only one was the 3-2 stop in San Damaso (16 March), while the home victory against Soliera concluded March, a prelude to an intense and decisive month of April for the future of the tournament by of the Piacenza team.
After the Easter break Pallavolo San Giorgio won for the first time in Mirandola since playing in B2 with a score of 3-1 and in the following round with the same score they beat Alsenese in the derby. The tiebreak won on the difficult Cerea court consolidated the lead with a one-point advantage over San Damaso and extended the gap with the Veronese team to six, while the 3-0 at Volley Davis 2c, on the third to last day, certified the participation in the promotion play offs for the second consecutive year. The victory against the Cremonese teams of Piadena and BeOne allowed Pallavolo San Giorgio to finish first place in the group with a single point advantage over San Damaso (63 against 62), allowing the yellow-white-blue teams from Piacenza to have two chances to gain promotion in B1.
The opponent of the final promotion was Lasersoft Riccione Volley, record holder and dominator of group F. The first leg match, played at home, was won by the Romagna team in five sets, despite the two-to-one advantage of the Piacenza team, who repeating the following week within friendly walls they celebrated the promotion. Despite the defeat, Pallavolo San Giorgio did not lose heart and carefully prepared the playoff with San Damaso, the opponent of an entire season who eliminated Pesaro in the playoff round, for promotion to Serie B1. The first leg, played in the Modena area, was full of pathos: down by a score to zero and trailing in the second, coach Capra’s team canceled out two set points and won with advantages, dominating the subsequent sets. The final 1-3 could not allow for peaceful dreams, but at least the extra set in the event of a 3-0 or 3-1 defeat. In the return match, after a complicated start, Sangio began to gain momentum and win the partials needed to move up to the higher category. The final 3-1 is only good for sports yearbooks.
A dream that came true from far away, a team victory where everyone made an essential contribution to achieving it. Now Pallavolo San Giorgio is ready to write a new chapter of history in the third national series: the B1.
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