In the second edition of the Del Monte Coppa Italia of Serie A3, scheduled for the weekend of 11-12 March, ABBA Pineto of coach Tomasello will open the dance in the semi-final at 17:00 against Farmitalia Catania.

The venue for the challenge will be the Banca Macerata Forum, which will subsequently host the challenge between the favorites of the Med Store against the second team of the white group: Maury’s Com Cavi Tuscania.

The 4-team formula, therefore, includes two direct clashes in which the winners of the semi-final will compete for the top of the Italian podium. The 3rd and 4th place finals are also scheduled.

The Abruzzo players present themselves in the Marche region strong with 18 victories in the championship, equal to those of their direct opponents, but with five more 3-0 wins than the same.

Everything to be reset on the Del Monte-branded taraflex Coppa Italia: a direct clash at high altitude with one of the most important titles of the 2022-23 sports season up for grabs.

Farmitalia Catania boasts a well-balanced roster with important pillars of experience, starting from the control room entrusted to Fabroni to get to Zito, administrator of the Sicilian second line. Catania also has excellent qualities in the defensive phase both in the break phase and in the ball exchange, with an orderly block defense system. The Abruzzo players will have to pay great attention when receiving, allowing Paris to express his game with different exit possibilities so as to undermine the opponent discipline.

“Catania is a very compact team – coach Tomasello begins. He can play volleyball, attacks, receives and serves very well. He doesn’t have great blocking heights but manages to make up for it with good blocking variations. It is no coincidence that it is first, we will try to scratch some of their weak points. The last two away games won against Savigliano and Brugherio gave us psychological support. We are working hard, the group is compact and we want to stay in the gym to file the defects. The key to the mental match will be serenity, technically we will have to hit hard and receive their services well. It is clear that we need to stop those who play better: Disabato and Fabroni (two ex Pinetos ed), Zappoli and Casaro above all. We have studied the match and we know what to do.”