The day after Abba Pineto vs. Rinascita Lagonegro, the match already seems distant. Yet it remains there, in the details that never loosen their grip. Coach Waldo Kantor focuses on these details, reviewing a match that had taken the right direction in the first set, before slipping away under the blows of the Pineto attackers, who sapped the team’s balance, consistency, and conviction. His words convey the clarity of someone who doesn’t seek excuses: the beautiful volleyball of the first set, the errors that weighed heavily later, the opponents’ pace that ultimately shaped the second and third sets. It’s a cool but not distant reflection, which refocuses the meaning of the performance and what Rinascita must take away from this day: awareness, work, and the urgency of turning unexpected events into new starting points.
“We lost to a team that proved to be superior; they play very well at home (five wins out of five so far this season, ed.). They’re a solid team in all the fundamentals. I have to congratulate Pineto for playing a solid, solid, and efficient game.
