Fresh from their Del Monte® Supercoppa semifinal exit in Trieste at the hands of Rana Verona in four sets, Cucine Lube Civitanova has seen a seasonal goal slip away, but they’re ready for new sporting battles. The Italian runners-up will return to the gym on Tuesday to prepare for the best-of-five playoff quarterfinals against Itas Trentino, with Game 1 scheduled for Sunday, March 8 (5:00 p.m.) at the BTS Arena in Trento. Also coming up are the Champions League quarterfinals against Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie, with the first leg on Wednesday, March 25 (8:30 p.m.) at the Eurosuole Forum and the return leg on Thursday, April 2 (6:00 p.m.) at the Sosnowiec Arena in Poland.
A guest on Radio Arancia, the red and white’s media partner, coach Giampaolo Medei today answered questions from Alessandro Ranieri, host of the news program “7×4,” and discussed what awaits the Cucine Lube Civitanova team in the near future.
Giampaolo Medei (Coach Cucine Lube Civitanova): “We must build on the positive aspects of the one-off match against Verona, namely Lube’s attitude, which played at the same level as their opponents. This is a fact, even if we finished the match with a bitter taste in our mouths for the missed chances in the first two sets; we lacked something in the key moments.
