Consar ready for another round

On one side, a team, Consar, who quickly took the lead and are running stronger than last year, as demonstrated by the four points and the extra victory in the comparison with the previous championship after eight days. On the other side, a team, Emma Villas Codyeco Lupi, who have shared an equal number of victories and defeats (4), but have been regularly scoring for five games and who have paid the price for the prolonged absence of the Iranian spiker Manavi, who underwent knee surgery a month ago and has not yet been deployed by coach Petrella. This is how Ravenna and Siena arrive at tomorrow afternoon’s match at 4pm, valid for the ninth day of the A2 Credem Banca championship. The game will be played at the PalaEstra in Siena and it is the first time that Emma Villas has played in its facility after having hosted the first three home games at the Palasport Parenti in Santa Croce sull’Arno, home of Codyeco Lupi who in the summer joined forces with those of the city of the Palio. For coach Valentini’s team, which is getting used to the atmosphere of the championship’s highest peak, also considering last year’s results, this is another tough test to assess the level of growth and maturity it has achieved.