SIMONE GIANNELLI (SIR SUSA VIM PERUGIA)
THE CHALLENGE OF WINNING – “We finished the season well, I know how difficult it is to win this trophy and I’m very happy. It was a truly beautiful season, I thank the teammates with whom I shared so much, the club, the fans and those who supported us.”
THE GROUP – “Perhaps little has been said about our group. In the series we faced, it was always the others who were a great group that never gave up. In reality we knew we could do well. It’s easy to say it when you’ve won, but even if we had lost in the tie-break tonight I would have said the same, because whoever took over changed the momentum of the match. This is a symptom of harmony and of a team that has not given up in difficult moments.”
LORENZETTI AND THE LONG TEAM – “I was happy to have found Angelo here in Perugia. He is a great coach, words have been said about us in the past that did not correspond to reality. I’m happy to have found him again, for me he is one of the strongest coaches in the world. The victory is also thanks to him: he managed to bring in Herrera who hadn’t played in a while and was ready. And also thanks to his mentality. We were good at resetting every time we won a trophy, starting again, looking for something we could improve on. We always played with the aim of improving. Also in Race 4 with Monza: the objective was to improve Race 2 which we didn’t like. We go on the pitch, but Angelo has given us the right mentality. I’m happy to have lifted the trophies we were missing together with him.”
MASSIMO RIGHI (PRESIDENT OF THE SERIES A VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE)
THE VOLLEYBALL FANS – “A Final with two incredible fans. The Perugia team didn’t stop singing for a second, the Monza fans cheered on their boys with fantastic chants, side by side without any problem. They are our values that we defend and guard jealously, but which we should also have the ability to make known to others. We are the only sport that can afford this type of thing and we should never stop talking about it. It is important to make people understand how our public experiences volleyball, with great serenity, having fun and celebrating. Perugia is still celebrating on the Monza pitch an hour before the end of the match and nothing happens.”
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