Negrini Cte Acqui Terme is the next obstacle on the road of Belluno Volley. And it is, above all, one of the great revelations of the Serie A3 Credem Banca championship. Despite being newly promoted, the Piedmontese team is sailing in the top rankings. Suffice it to say that, two matches from the end of the first leg, they find themselves alone in third place, with 7 wins and 3 defeats: the same balance as the rhinos, who however have one point less than Alessandro Graziani and his teammates.
Graziani? Yes, that’s him: on Sunday 17th (6pm), the great ex returns to the Spes Arena, after having lived two high-profile seasons in the Belluno shirt. The spiker originally from Genoa, in fact, said goodbye to the Dolomites last spring, leaving a splendid memory of himself, certified by 52 appearance tokens, 643 points, 63 aces and 40 blocks. Staying on the subject of notable individuals, Negrini boasts an athlete of the caliber of Matteo Martino: born in 1987, he attacked for top-flight teams such as Modena, Milan and Macerata. And he had various experiences abroad: from France to Russia, passing through Saudi Arabia and China. In the band, also pay attention to Davide Cester (brother of Enrico, European champion in 2019 with Civitanova), while Mirko Baratti (three years in A2 in Cantù) acts from the control room. Furthermore, the pair of central defenders, formed by Emilio Perassolo (debutant in A3), is well matched. And Davide Esposito: 203 centimeters tall, he is fresh from a performance in Bologna in which he scored 15 points with a sensational 79 percent in attack (11 out of 14), while the libero is the solid Luca Martina, blossomed in Parella Torino.
In short, Acqui Terme’s performance is going beyond all expectations. But, this week, the technical guide Mauro Rizzo resigned: the new coach is Emanuele Negro. «We will face a team that has important potential – is the comment of the technical assistant from Belluno, Roberto Malaguti – and has proven to be unpredictable. To achieve a positive result, we will have to give our best. And limit errors as much as possible.”
