It’s the moment everyone’s been waiting for. The moment when the season enters its most intense, most thrilling, most adrenaline-filled phase. In short, decisive. Belluno Volley is ready for its debut in the Serie A3 Credem Banca playoffs: tomorrow (Saturday, March 21, at 6:00 PM), the Rhinos will be playing at the Vinchiaturo municipal sports hall in Molise, where they will face EnergyTime Campobasso in the first leg of the round of 16.
THE MATCH – Second at the end of the regular season, the Belluno team faces the seventh-place team in the blue group. But the standings, in this case, don’t fully reflect the opponent’s caliber. Coach Vincenzo Mastrangelo is also convinced of this, urging everyone to stay focused: “The Molise team’s standings are a bit misleading. As long as they had their entire roster at their disposal, they managed to maintain a very good performance. Then, after the halfway point, the opposite hitter’s injury certainly affected them.” A clear reference to Michele Morelli: a highly experienced attacker, he won the “Andrej Kuznetsov” award in 2015 as the top scorer in Serie A2.
FINISHING THE DETAILS – The series will consist of two legs: first leg and second leg. “This format highlights the fact that we can make as few mistakes as possible,” Mastrangelo continues. “Starting with Game 1: even though we’re away from home, I consider the first leg crucial for advancing to the next round.” In the gym, the work of the last few weeks has been focused on fine-tuning the details: “We’ve tried to improve our game and focus primarily on ourselves, without neglecting our opponent’s study through video sessions.”
