All set at the Atlas Arena in Łódź where the Champions League Final Four will start tomorrow! Today was an intense day for the Block Devils who had a work session in the weight room in the morning and training on the taraflex of the Atlas Arena in the afternoon. During the day there were numerous appointments and meetings with the international press when we are now on the eve of the event that is catalyzing the media attention. In the late morning the coaches and captains of the four teams protagonists of this Final Four attended the press conference to officially present these three days, in the presence of the highest authorities of the European Volleyball Confederation, starting with the President of the CEV, Mr. Roko Sikiric.
Simone Giannelli:
«It is a pleasure for us to be here because the Cev Champions League is a great competition and it is difficult to get to the Final Four. We are therefore happy to be here, but we know that we will face a very strong team in the semifinals. We will try to win the title for the first time in the history of Perugia. I myself have played two finals but I have never won the Champions League. The level is very high, as is normal in these competitions, we want to play our volleyball and enjoy this event, because playing in Poland is very nice because there is a very warm audience and there is a great culture of volleyball».
aggiunto come la squadra arriva a questo grande appuntamento stagionale: «È stata una buona preparazione, dopo aver digerito un’amarezza. Questa è una nuova competizione e il focus è “essere migliori di noi stessi”, essere una buona versione di noi stessi perché sappiamo che è necessario farlo per raggiungere la finale».
Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia and Halkbank Ankara have already met this season, during the group stage, both included in Pool D.
The first leg match was played on December 4th at Ankara’s home, the third day of the group stage, and was won by Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia in 3 sets with partial scores of 25-20, 29-27, 25-23. The Block Devils had won with 64% in attack, 5 aces and 6 blocks, with the three offensive terminals (Ben Tara, Plotnytskyi and Semeniuk) all in double figures, with 14, 15 and 15 points respectively.
With the top spot in Pool D mathematically conquered, Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia then lost the match to Ankara on the 6th day, which was played on January 29th at PalaBarton Energy. The match scores: 26-28, 25-14, 25-15, 18-25, 12-15.
UFFICIO STAMPA SIR SICOMA MONINI PERUGIA
