A 1-0 victory in the series, conquered with sweat, resistance and heart. Domotek Volley gave the public a “memorable, stoic, epic” match, as defined by the Brazilian spiker Enrico Guarienti Zappoli, protagonist together with his teammates of a battle that lasted over three sets, with a third partial that seemed never-ending.
“It’s as if it had been another comeback, we can say that – says Guarienti Zappoli – The third set was very long, literally endless. A beautiful match to play, but in the end we were all destroyed: in April the body begins to feel the fatigue. But it was worth it, especially for the public: today there were so many people, congratulations to them and to us too!”
The challenge, played at home, showed that the play-offs are a different story: “The opponent is strong, and will be at PalaValenza too. They play even better at home, they manage to impose a different pace. We must be careful, recover physically and work on the mistakes made today.”
A match played without the starting setter Esposito and without the strong middle blocker Stufano, absent due to injury: “Stufano? We hope he returns soon, but those who came off the bench gave 3000%. Pugliatti, Murabito… are now a confirmation. This means that we are ready for the final rush.”
