Albornoz, serious injury to Leoni, the third knockout is to be avoided

TREVISO

The ankle sprain of Benetton’s opening Tomas Albornoz, an injury that occurred during the match against the Ospreys, is quite serious. Of course there is no mention of playing tomorrow night in Llanelli at the Scarlets’ home, the long break of the championship will help the player (and his teammates still at the pole): in fact we will see him again at the resumption of hostilities, on November 27 in Monigo against Warriors.

Meanwhile, in a few hours in Wales there is a third consecutive defeat to be avoided, the Lions are called to make a call away if they want to go back to the noble parts of the standings. The opponent may not be up to the best, but Treviso today cannot trust anyone. Says the extreme, but on Saturday used as opening, Rhyno Smith: «Scarlets is a team with a lot of international experience, a team with a lot of quality who practice direct rugby, we will have to be ready to face them and counter them head-on. The match will be very physical, like any rugby match with a lot of work for the forwards: as for us backs, we will have to be good at capitalizing on the opportunities we have, they are an important team that allows few mistakes and we will have to be sure to perform. the possibilities in our favor to perfection “.

What could be the key to the match?

«Discipline will be vital for Llanelli’s match, even more so in an away match and following last week’s match. Then we will have to be concrete; if we have few opportunities we will have to go to the goal. Afterwards we will have to play to the maximum every minute of the match, without being distracted at any time and remaining attentive, not giving opportunities to the opponents ».

Last Saturday with the Ospreys he scored a try and made two assists: not bad for an opening.

«It was a good chance to play the opening half with the Ospreys, I appreciated the fact that I played my first match in Monigo with the Leoni. The team helped me during the race and we gave everything. All the guys showed this mental approach and we never gave up, proving that we were hard to die. So I was very happy and enjoyed every minute. During the season I can cover more positions among the three-quarters, an aspect that helps me to be part of the squad and I want to contribute to the team results over the course of the year ».

And. Fo.