In round 8, Loreto plays host to the A2 joint leaders, Ortona. The two teams met twice in pre-season with one win each.

“We’re up against the leader, our recent victory (vs Matera) gave us some confidence – said Gianluca Piccinini – Once again the training week has not been easy because of some physical problems but we are extremely motivated. We have to watch out for outside hitter Cetrullo and their foreign spiker, these two will be the main men in attack”.