It was a pure spectacle in a unique and wonderful location like the Cieloverde Village in the heart of the Maremma, in Marina di Grosseto, under the Aibvc organization, the Asi aegis and the collaboration of the local promoter Skyball Beach Volley School. Three days of dunks and lots and lots of wind. Thus, the third stage of the Italian beach volleyball circuit scheduled in Tuscany speaks Argentine for the men and Roman for the women. In the men’s field, the title race was a real battle. On one side the Argentine couple made up of the duo from Buenos Aires, Valentino Salema and Valentin Lombardo, on the other the toscolatial tandem made up of the highlander and Olympian Eugenio Amore together with the Capitoline talent Davide Borraccino. The result was a fight to the last minute which ended with a 2-1 victory (15-13 in the third set) for the two South Americans, who had won the first set. “We had a lot of fun – say the two winners – the organization was excellent, now we’ll stay in Italy for a while, we’ll play the Italian Championship before moving to Greece for an international tournament”. Third place for Caminati-Casadei. In the women’s field they return and immediately score, with the sun or with the wind at 40 knots it makes no difference because the result is always the same. First place and victory in the third stage. For the Romans Federica Frasca and Alice Gradini comes the first pearl of the season, victory in the final 2-0 (21-12, 21-13) over Martina Foresti and Alessia Zaniboni. This time they had to work harder than expected and not only from a meteorological point of view due to the strong wind, but also due to the strong opponents. In the semi-final they defeated Camatti-Batori 2-1 at the end of an endless match, canceling several match points.
“It wasn’t easy this time – say the Romans –. We weren’t at our best from a physical point of view and then the wind also had an influence, but this time too it went well. A good start to the season which will see us busy at Italian championship and then some international stages”. Third place for Camatti-Batori.
