The unavailability of Piergiorgio Antonaci brought him back to center stage from the start, as had happened in the first matches of this white group of the Serie A3 Credem Banca championship. And Davide Stoppelli, now a “veteran” of ErmGroup San Giustino, replied “present” again. In the 3-0 win against Wimore Parma there is also his important contribution, in the context of a team that is starting to get going, with four wins and three defeats in the seven matches played so far. You responded to the 0-3 internal draw against Montecchio Maggiore with two wins that make the rankings and morale: could this be the signal of an important turning point? “I think so – says Stoppelli – and certainly last Sunday we were good both in facing an expert opponent (who probably wasn’t in the day), and in being patient and taking advantage of the situation, making little or no mistakes. The credit for these two statements must be ascribed to our two coaches, Marco Bartolini and Mirko Monaldi, who knew how to prepare both matches in the best possible way. We took to the field knowing Parma’s strengths: we waited for them, also focusing on their mistakes and we also put the right enthusiasm into the game, a component our fans needed after the drop in attention we had shown against Montecchio Greater. I would say that the most beautiful fact was that he played as a team in the true sense of the word, leaving aside individual performances and going to support his partner when he had some difficulties”. You’re used to blocking, but this time you hit early on: are you satisfied with your performance? “I try to always be ready, because this is my job, but what matters is the performance of the collective: the fruits of the intense work done so far are starting to reap. The important thing now is to continue with this attitude, starting again with our heads down and without relaxing for a single moment: we are gaining awareness of the level of this championship and of the fact that we too can be fully satisfied”. High percentages in receiving, attacking and counterattacking: which fundamental, in your opinion, worked in a particular way? “I also put in the serve and the defense. In short, I can’t find one above the others and I repeat: our tone was combined with Parma’s bad day, a team that is worth much more than what they have shown against us. And this further validates the three points we took”.
