Adriano Paolucci called it a “breakthrough”. He is definitely right, the win in Bologna in semi-final game 1 is without any doubt possible a great result. The Roma captain did not hide his satisfaction:

“It’s been a real battle. Maybe we won the first two sets two easily and left them the control of the game too easily too in the third and fourth set. It’s been a spectacular game with unceasing twists and turns. It’s logical that they will try to turn things around. Still, they will have more pressure, they’ll need to attack. We’ll will try to seal the series, avoiding game 3 like it happened against Santa Croce. We’ll have the fans and the psychological aspect on our side. We are in a privileged position this time”.