There is the Appulo-Lucano derby on the calendar for the Bcc Tecbus Castellana Grotte on the tenth day of the Blue Group of the national A3 Credem Banca men’s volleyball championship, the last home match of the first round. In fact, on Sunday 15 December 2024, Rinascita Lagonegro arrives at the Pala Grotte, a team that occupies the central part of the table, but which in the last two matches has won two victories against Lecce at home and Napoli away.
For coach Giuseppe Barbone’s New Mater, however, the opportunity to interrupt the streak of consecutive defeats which reached four with the stops of Ortona, at home with Napoli in the tie break, at home with Reggio Calabria and in Modica again in the fifth set . Bcc Tecbus hasn’t won since November 10th when they stopped Sabaudia right at Pala Grotte.
Commenting on the eve of the match with Lagonegro was central Alberto Marra, born in 1998, originally from Gallipoli, in the province of Lecce, one of the most experienced players of the yellow-blue team and former player of the match, having worn the Lagonegro shirt in the 2018/2019 season : “There is certainly some regret for the last match in Modica, where we nevertheless won a point on a difficult pitch and played a good game. There is a lot to improve, even if the injuries certainly penalized us a lot. Now with the arrival of Meschiari, we have a new resource who is already making an important contribution. Now maximum concentration for the next match: with Lagonegro we must try to capitalize as much as possible also to move the table and give a sign of recovery.”
