Da Rold will have Candeago back in 2022. “No fracture but the ankle hurts”

The injured player in the match won against Savigliano speaks out. “I was in the hospital, I saw my comrades triumph live on their mobile phones”

There is no ankle fracture. And this is already great news for Giovanni Candeago and all of Da Rold Logistics.

The injury occurred to the spiker from Belluno at the beginning of the third set of Sunday’s match won in a 3-2 comeback against Savigliano is not a trivial matter. We are still talking about a sprain, which in the next few days will need to be investigated to understand any damage to the ligaments.

Meanwhile, the athlete was given a compression bandage with zinc oxide. In the next few days Candeago will have to use crutches then, once the swelling has passed, further tests will be carried out and only at that point will it be possible to define with certainty the recovery times. Even if the player has already given himself a goal.

“In December for sure I will not see the field, but I really hope to be ready to give my contribution to the team in January”.

How are you now?

“There was suffering between Sunday and Monday night. Painkillers now help limit the feeling of pain, but I already feel calmer since they ruled out the fracture. Now the ligaments need to be evaluated. However, we have already studied the recovery program, together with the physiotherapist and the athletic trainer. I think it will take at least a month, a month and a half before playing ».

In the highlight of the match, when you were trying to rejoin the game, we saw you go to the ground.

“I was relapsing after a seizure and at that moment I felt my ankle go outwards. So instinct led me to turn it inward, and here is the double distortion. This is my first real volleyball injury, even if I had some problems with my ankle about ten years ago. I was immediately taken to the hospital, in order to carry out the usual exams ».

Therefore, you have not even been able to witness the comeback of your teammates.

“But yes … right in the hospital! I immediately turned on the live broadcast on the Lega Volley website, because I wanted to support them in an attempt to overturn the result. I’m really happy with how Ostuzzi replaced me, and with the attitude of the team in general. This allowed us to get two points ».

By the way, why had it come to the double disadvantage?

«Savigliano in the first two sets proved more cynical than us. Or rather, in the hottest phases of the meeting he was able to realize every opportunity available. From then on, our hunger re-emerged, in a match that was always fought and also pleasant to see. I agree with what the others said in the interviews after the match: if we or they had won 3-0, there would have been nothing to say ».

Seventh place, 12 points, the ranking always moved from the third day onwards… Sometimes there is no regret for some incomplete result left on the road, for example in the comebacks suffered?

«No no, it’s all part of the growth process of a newly promoted team. At the start of the season we were doing something wrong, and we had also faced two big names in the first two games. Then we also calibrated our way of working and we unlocked ourselves ».

Let’s look at the first achievable goal: qualification for the first round of the Italian Cup. We must finish in the first eight at the end of the first leg. Is it among your goals?

«We have not talked about it specifically, but it is a goal that we can reach, without a doubt. It has been seen to be something within our reach. Among other things, the match would be played on Sunday 2 January. Maybe that day, I’ll be back at your disposal … ».