The players had been missing their home gym. They played their last home game on the 9th of November before going on the road for a series of away game. Still, Caneestracci did pretty well during that spell away, gathering important points and only losing in Tuscany 3-0, even though it has to be said that the Santa Croce defeat was severe.

“I’m sure that the rest we had on the 23rd of November will did not do any good to my team – said the coach – because it took away from us that rhythm that we had finally found after months of work. We have to get back with that fighting spirit that characterized our game until then. I hope to see a different team against Mantova on Sunday”.