A day packed with tie-breaks and Potenza Picena was no exception. A breathtaking encounter saw Potenza put an end to a nine-game-winning streak from the league leaders Ortona on their own floor. The team arrived in town just two hours before the start of the game but it didn’t show as they played with their usual determination and got the upset of the day.
“I have to congratulate the boys because only Sora had managed to win in Ortona this season – said coach Graziosi – We could even have taken the three points. It’s important to learn to handle the leads you get against such strong teams. At times you can get carried away, wanting to go rampant and you get punished. We need to be more clever than that. We had some good blocking in the key moments, but we struggle to deal with their aggressive serves. You could see Partenio and Polo paid the price for the energy spent in the camp with the Italian national team of coach Mauro Berruto. As for Tartaglione, he’s a true competitor, he leaves it out on the floor in the most difficult games”.
