Will not be easy for Bunge versus Calzedonia

This morning friday 21st april at Agsm Forum “Vip Lounge Hospitality”, took place the introduction of upcoming Play Off Challenge UnipolSai Final Four, which will take place next 23rd and 24th april in Verona. BluVolley Verona President Stefano Magrini, Lega Pallavolo Serie A Ceo Massimo Righi, Executive of Sport of city of Verona Alberto Bozza and Gruppo Agsm President Fabio Venturi were present, in a great partnership for these important event.

President of BluVolley Verona Stefano Magrini: “It is great for us to host this event, we deserved as club, for how we are working. It has been a tough season for us, but we are determined to fight back and win this competition. For us to play in Europe is fundamental, will be the turning point for us, the point from where we’ll restart again. Will be a big volleyball event, alot of people is booking the tickets”.

Lega Volley Ceo Massimo Righi said: “Verona is one of the best examples for us. When we started with Superleague we were looking for teams as Verona, economically healthy who’s looking to reach the best sport results. So it was easy for us to choose Verona as host of this Final Four. We don’t have to forget also taht Verona is European Cups oriented, and this made the things easier”.

Tickets are available on Vivaticket, and on www.bluvolleyverona.it, section BIGLIETTERIA.

Calzedonia Verona is the hosting team of Final Four, and they want to win in front of the home crowd at Agsm Forum. Nikola Grbic’s team and front office firmly want to come back in Italy, and win again Challenge Cup, after the great tie break win last april in Siberia. They will face Bunge Ravenna, qualified to the semifinals after a triple 3-1 to Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia. Fabio Soli’s team will face a tough challenge,playing versus a team who will have the fans by their side, and a team who defeated Ravenna 11 times in 17 total games. But never say never in volleyball, Bunge has power and strength, they can win versus everybody, if they play as they know.

Play Off Challenge UnipolSai, Semifinals

Sunday 23rd april 2017, – 17.30

LPR Piacenza – Gi Group Monza live on Lega Volley Channel

(Florian-Lot)

Video Check: Miggiano

Sunday 23rd april 2017, – 20.30

Calzedonia Verona – Bunge Ravenna live on Lega Volley Channel

(Frapiccini-Pozzato)

Video Check: Pettenello

Play Off Challenge UnipolSai, Final

Monday 24th april 2017, – 20.30

live on Lega Volley Channel

(Cappello-Zavater)

Video Check: Iosca

Calzedonia Verona – Bunge Ravenna

Previous Matches: 17 (11 Verona, 6 Ravenna)

Championship: 2 (2 Regular Season 2 wins Verona).

Play Off Challenge: 5 (2 Verona, 3 Ravenna).

Former Players: Stefano Mengozzi Ravenna 2003-2004 (youth league), 2008-2009 (Serie B1) 2009-2016, Luca Spirito Verona 2015-2016.

RECORDS

In Regular Season and Play Off Challenge: Stefano Mengozzi – 21 points to 2000, Luigi Randazzo – 1 game to 100 (Calzedonia Verona).

In Regular Season, Play Off Challenge and Italian Cup: Uros Kovacevic – 5 blocks to 100 (Calzedonia Verona); Maurice Armando Torres 2016-2017 – 31 points to 600 – 18 attacks to 500 (Bunge Ravenna).

Nikola Grbic (Calzedonia Verona): “Obviously for us is a very important game, we’ll be focused on Ravenna, our thoughts are for the moment, only for them. We are not playing by two weeks, but we’ll try to be there ready and with the right approach”.

Fabio Soli (Bunge Ravenna): “We deserved this big stage, we are a young group and we want to go as deep as we can. We dive into this Final Four with the consciousness that the other three teams got better standings in Superleague Regular Season, but we are serene and confident. Will not easy in semifinal, we play Calzedonia, the strongest team of us. We will need to put on the floor, continuity and great serve, we will need to be aggressive in this fudamental. They are for sure superior of us, but in one game we can be very dangerous”.