Before the match, he received a plaque for his 100 appearances in the white and blue jersey (which also represents the same number for him in the Credem Banca Serie A3 championship), followed by his victory on the field and the award as MVP of the match, presented to him by a special champion: Veronica Fiori of the Centro Judo Ginnastica Tifernate, who has already won two silver medals and a bronze at the Dsigo European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Istanbul and is now preparing for the Down Syndrome World Championships, which will be held in Bulgaria from June 13th to 19th. It’s fair to say that last Saturday was a perfect night for Niccolò Cappelletti, a veteran of ErmGroup Altotevere, along with Augusto Quarta, who was also recognized by the club for reaching 100 points. The Perugian spiker, who turns 30 next October, was instrumental in the crucial moments of the second leg of the playoff quarterfinals, which coach Bartolini’s team won 3-0 over Sarlux Sarroch. He scored 10 points, including 2 aces and 2 blocks, but most notably, an excellent 72% reception rate, with a 40% perfect rate, on the 25 balls he received. To use a joke, Cappelletti might be tempted to say he’d brought a small suitcase with him to store all that he’d been given. And he smiles: “I think the real gift was the one we gave ourselves and our fans,” Cappelletti says, “with the result that opened the doors to the semifinals for us.
