Cucine Lube Civitanova returned to the gym after a Monday off to refuel. The mood is high thanks to the comeback 3-1 home victory signed by Giampaolo Medei’s men against Gioiella Prisma Taranto in the 9th second leg of the Regular Season. The red and white troop is about to face the championship trips to Veneto and Trentino, which will precede the return of the Challenge Cup Semifinal scheduled for next week in Ankara.
Lube is now one step away from the certainty of accessing the Play Offs among the top three seeds, or rather 1 point. The Cucinieri have risen to 42 points and boast a six-point advantage over Piacenza and Verona, tied at 36. Consequently, the Emilians and Scaligeri can aspire to catch up with the Cucinari at most, who however still have three matches available and would be out of reach if they reach 43 points.
The Marche team is back at work to prepare the recovery for the first day back at the Kioene Arena against Sonepar Padova, a match initially scheduled for December and then postponed to coincide with the Club World Cup and rescheduled for 8.30pm on Thursday 20 February. Also in the kitchen’s sights is the blitz on Saturday 22 February (8.30 pm) at the ilT Daily Arena against Itas Trentino for the 10th return match, while on Tuesday 25 February, at 2 pm Italian time (4 pm in Turkey), the winning team of the Italian Cup will play at the TVF Ziraat Bankkart Voleybol Salonu in Ankara for the Challenge Cup Semifinal second leg against the hosts of Spor Toto.
Program
Martedì 18 febbraio: pesi, tecnica.
Mercoledì 19 febbraio: tecnica, partenza.
Giovedì 20 febbraio: rifinitura, recupero 1° turno di ritorno Regular Season VS la Sonepar (ore 20.30 alla Kioene Arena di Padova).
Venerdì 21 febbraio: riposo, tecnica.
Sabato 22 febbraio: rifinitura, 10° turno di ritorno Regular Season VS Itas Trentino (ore 20.30 alla ilT quotidiano Arena.
Domenica 23 febbraio: viaggio in Turchia.
Lunedì 24 febbraio: pesi, tecnica
Martedì 25 febbraio: rifinitura, Semifinale di ritorno Challenge Cup VS Spor Toto (ore 14 italiane, TVF Ziraat Bankkart Voleybol Salonu di Ankara).
