Back to the wall again. Consar had already found itself in this uncomfortable situation two weeks ago in the playoff quarterfinals against Emma Villas Siena, who then won the series. And now Valentini’s team finds itself in the Del Monte Coppa Italia, after the defeat suffered in the tie-break last Saturday against Banca Macerata Fisiomed. Tomorrow, therefore, in game 2 of the round of 16 (played at 5:30 pm at the Banca Macerata Forum, refereed by Luca Cecconato from Villorba and Antonio Mazzarà from Milan, live on VBTV, the Volleyball World streaming platform) Goi and his teammates will need a win to bring the match to parity and avoid elimination. “None of us wants to go on vacation now – coach Antonio Valentini is categorical – and so we will face this match with the quality and concentration needed to get the result. The boys continue to work in the gym with great intensity and desire, they are not giving up anything and believe in the possibility of even the score with Macerata”. At home Ravenna they are looking at the infirmary: in game 1 Copelli and Feri had to miss the challenge, Tallone was not at his best and Vukasinovic and Guzzo suffered problems during the match. For tomorrow, Feri is definitely absent, still struggling with the sprained left ankle, while for all the others the evaluations are postponed to the last training sessions.
