Serie A1
Verona vs Latina
The postponed game of round 6 between Verona and Latina will be played on Thursday December 5. This had not been played on November 27 as Latina was involved in the Challenge Cup. Both teams are coming off severe defeats: Verona was beaten 3-0 in Molfetta was Latina lost against Piacenza 3-1. Verona will try to catch up Perugia in fourth place, while Latina wants to get off the bottom.
Serie A1 round 6 (Postponed game)
Thursday December 5 at 8.30pm
Calzedonia Verona – Andreoli Latina
(Saltalippi-Padoan)
League table
Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata 20, Copra Elior Piacenza 17, Diatec Trentino 16, Sir Safety Perugia 12, Calzedonia Verona 9*, Exprivia Molfetta 9, Casa Modena 9, Altotevere Città di Castello 8, Bre Lannutti Cuneo 7, Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia 7, CMC Ravenna 5, Andreoli Latina 4*
*1 game in hand: Calzedonia Verona, Andreoli Latina
Calzedonia Verona – Andreoli Latina
PAST ENCOUNTERS: 18 (11-7 Verona)
Andrea Giani (coach Calzedonia Verona): “We’re getting ready to face a difficult game. Latina is a team built to stay among the best in the league. They have top quality athletes in the roster. The fact they are bottom of the league does not matter at this time of the year. In my opinion, they are getting better and becoming more dangerous. This will be a tough test, we’ll need to play at our best in order to get the result we want”.
Daniele Sottile (Andreoli Latina): “This is a crucial game for us because our league position is not exactly brilliant. We’ll try to win it. It won’t be easy because they’re playing good volleyball but we have to do our best to take some much needed points”.
