After the World Cup commitments and after the blitz in Cisterna yesterday, coach Angelo Lorenzetti granted a day of rest to the boys, who deservedly took everything, the third world title in the history of the Club and a clear three-point victory, obtained in a convincing and quick manner, as soon as they dived back into the championship:
«I had asked the boys for determination because, if it had been a long match, we would have had problems; the boys did everything they had to do, it’s clear that now Cisterna is not the one we met on the first leg because when you lose, obviously, the mood drops, but there are very few notes to give to the boys. They were focused, they didn’t give away much and so now we dive into this day of rest, which the boys deserve, because they haven’t had it since we left.”
Yesterday’s objective was to obtain the maximum result in the shortest time and with the least expenditure of energy possible. And the boys respected it, settling the score with the Pontine team in just over an hour (Cisterna-Perugia was the shortest match of the 13th day), with a flawless game, few errors and the right attitude. The response of those who were called into action from the first minute, such as the central Federico Crosato and the libero Marco Gaggini, who had not taken the field during the World Cup, was excellent: «As I told them, it wasn’t easy for them because in Brazil we were only able to play without training, therefore not playing, they didn’t touch the ball much, but they were careful, that’s what I asked for so we’re happy. Now we focus on the 30th. We knew that having him close to the World Cup, this quarter-final would have been even more difficult but we are happy to be there and we will try to work as best we can. I had already told the boys what the month of December would be like: little ball and a lot of attention”
In yesterday’s match two Block Devils reached a personal goal: By Plotnytskyi he scored point number 2,500 of his Super League journey.
Instead, it reached 1,000 Roberto Russowho also makes progress in the Block Devils’ all-time scorers ranking, settling in 14th position.
The Juventus center back in particular returned to the field last night from the first minute and ended the match with 11 points and two blocks. And blocking is precisely a fundamental in which Sir is confirming its growth, as was also seen during the World Cup, a growth in performance not only in the number of direct blocks, but also in the correlation with the defense: «Yes, it is a fundamental on which we work and we work well, and fortunately we are growing, because at this level and at this point of the season we need the serve, but above all the blocking and therefore I hope that the team continues like this. Physically I’m fine, the match against Cisterna was a match we had to win and then return to Perugia to rest. It’s been a pretty tough period with the World Cup and travel, and last night we played well in my opinion.”
Monday 29 December press conference to present the single match of the Italian Cup quarter-finals
In view of the big match on Tuesday 30 December, when Perugia will host the single match of the Quarter Finals of the Italian Cup, the Juventus club has called a press conference scheduled for Monday 29 December at 11.30 am, in the video room of the PalaBarton Energy (first floor).
President Gino Sirci, Massimo Colaci and Marco Viola, President of Assoprol Umbria, will be present and available to the press, who will present an award to the Juventus libero at the end of the conference.
Super Cup: location and dates made official
The dates and location of the Italian Super Cup have been made official by the Serie A Volleyball League: it will be played on 28 February and 1 March, for the first time at the end of the Regular Season and before the start of the Play Offs, at the PalaTrieste, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Itas Trentino, Cucine Lube Civitanova, Rana Verona and Sir Susa Scai Perugia will be the four protagonists: the Block Devils will take the field in the semi-final with Trento, in the other Semi-final the remake of the last Italian Cup Final will be staged, with Civitanova on one side of the net and Verona on the other.
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