On Thursday in the last round of the first half of season, Graziosi’s boys will try to stop the bleeding and put an end to a five-game losing streak as they play host to Ortona, a team Potenza had beaten twice in pre-season. But Ortona is on the up with outside hitter Cetrullo back to his best after overcoming some physical problems he had at the start of the season.

“We played decently only the first set in Milan – said coach Graziosi – Then we made a series of silly mistakes in the important moments of the game, just like it had happened against Cantù. In my opinion, it’s more a problem regarding the play than the group. Until a few weeks ago we made up for our weaknesses with an overwhelming enthusiasm, but now we have to get some confidence back. We have to turn things around in this next game”.