Key win for Yuasa Battery

A liberation from an entire PalaSavelli for Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina’s first win of the season, which, after a two-hour, twenty-minute battle, defeated Cisterna, also gaining a point over Lazio in the standings. This liberation and first victory of the season was sealed by a splendid final embrace on the pitch from the entire team and by coach Massimiliano Ortenzi’s spontaneous and passionate embrace of Magalini, who had just put the final ball down. Coach Ortenzi: “A victory we absolutely needed and that finally relieves us of the enormous burden of a victory that never came. We deserved it because Cisterna fought incredibly hard, responding blow for blow, and absolutely didn’t give us anything away. It’s a victory we achieved despite experiencing ups and downs throughout the game, because our limitations haven’t disappeared all of a sudden; we still have them, and we need to work on them. The truly important thing is that we showed that we’re there for each other at all times and with the right attitude. The boys consistently demonstrated this, even during the difficult moments we experienced and during the game itself.”