The central will play again with a tutor in hand the game 2 on Saturday at 21 in Turin. “It hurts, but I’m super charged, we can also win it”
Nicola Pasuch / BELLUNO
Play with a sturdy bandage to cushion blows. And he does not deny that on the wall it “hurts enough”.
But Claudia Fiabane, after the finger injury that prevented her from playing the two finals with Conegliano, didn’t think about missing the last two rounds of the season. On Saturday evening, in race-1 of the fourth playoff round, on his return after the stop, he offered a capital performance (topped off with 12 points).
And he will try to do the same next Saturday, at 9 pm in Volpiano, in race-2 between Blue Torino and Cortina Express, the last act of an exhausting and breathtaking season.
«I play with a fairly strong bandage, with foam rubber and a small brace inside, to cushion the impact with the ball. I admit that on the wall it hurts quite a bit. Being a dislocation, you have to be careful to prevent the finger from swelling too much ».
Precisely this injury had denied you the opportunity to play the double challenge with Conegliano …
“And I was really sorry a lot, after getting to that point, but all the doctors advised me against it and so I followed their directions. Now? I’m super charged. Also because I had never played the playoffs in my life ».
Game-1 was lost 3-2, after winning the first two sets. What got jammed at some point?
«I state that the conditions for playing were difficult. In addition, the opponents have never lowered their heads, they have always kept the tension high. Playing like this wasn’t easy. The pressure and the physical difficulties probably made themselves felt a bit, even if the real problem, in my opinion, is that at a certain point we let ourselves be directed by the opponents, and we stopped leading the game ».
Race-2 on the horizon: does Volleyball Belluno believe it?
“Of course we believe it. It is true that we play on the opponent’s pitch and it will be even more difficult. But coming out with a win would be a beautiful ending. Much will also depend on the opponents. In the first leg they lacked three owners. We had set up a match type and then, instead, we found a team playing another volleyball. We will also have to be ready for a different game: not only hard ball, but also “pallette”. We will have to react well in defense and also work a lot on the block ».
To crown the dream called B1, the Lupas will need to win (if necessary also passing through the tie-break and then the golden set). And Fiabane, who perhaps turned out to be the clearest example of this team, does not want to give up that dream at all.