The call of the pitch grows ever stronger at the Palas; it’s almost time for a test match for Cucine Lube Civitanova, who will host Sir Susa Scai Perugia on September 17th (5:00 p.m.) at the Eurosuole Forum. The fourth week of athletic preparation began today, shortly before 9:00 a.m., in the weight room.

This is an important phase in the red and white preseason, given that after the closed-door training session scheduled for this afternoon and the two sessions (athletic and technical) scheduled for tomorrow, the Italian runner-up team will take their first test in front of their fans on the Palas pitch on Wednesday. It will be a thrilling match against the Block Devils.

On paper, it’s a joint open-door training session to break the ice between two teams halved by World Cup call-ups, but in the collective imagination, it’s a tantalizing preview of the matches that will enliven the Credem Banca SuperLega.