Imoco, another step towards Guinness “Angry girls Let’s stay on track”

Prosecco Doc on stage in Chieri against third-placed Santarelli: «The reasons? I have to touch the right courts “

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The courses and appeals of history put the panthers of Prosecco Doc Imoco tonight in comparison with Chieri, the current third force in the ranking together with Florence; it was in fact a victory over the Piedmontese club two years ago that opened the list of 71 consecutive successes of the yellow and blue team. Since then the two teams have met three more times (once also in the Italian Cup in 2020) and a recurring fact of the head-to-head matches has been the ever-lowering gap in the score of the sets: the merit was, at the same time, of the combativeness of the girls led by Bregoli and the high number of mistakes made by Wolosz and her companions, even 10 for each set in the February race at Pala Fenera.

“We would also lose in A2” he said after the tiring and very foul victory over Busto coach Daniele Santarelli, who knows he still has the short blanket for the rotations. Lightening the burden of points granted to opponents is, not from today in truth, one of Conegliano’s objectives, which tonight and also Sunday in Cuneo will not be accompanied by organized groups of fans, as agreed with the club. «Unconsciously the team is perhaps a bit satisfied after the last two years in which we have won everything; I try to keep my mental concentration high, but it is not easy, considering the absences and the number of competitions that many of our athletes have played in 2021. On the technical and tactical aspects, which are my priority, it is easier to work; for the mental and motivational part I don’t always manage to strike the right chords. I am comforted to have seen the girls angry about things that didn’t go well. “

Today’s race is valid for the 12th day; the advance of over a month is linked to the participation of the panthers in the Ankara Club World Cup (15-19 December). «That is our goal and we should be at our best there, also thanks to the upcoming return of Sylla and De Gennaro». Chieri, in turn, is in a positive streak: he comes from three consecutive victories against Busto, Trento and Rome and is among the few teams, together with Conegliano and Monza, to have won at least one set in all matches. «We want to improve from game to game – says 21-year-old German central Camilla Weitzel -, starting with this great match against Conegliano. Of course it is very nice to face such a strong team. It will be an intense game, we will throw everything into it and see how far it takes us. It is a great opportunity to see the state of our game and the progress we have made so far as a team ».

The Piedmontese club, in its fourth season in the top flight, has maintained the main structure of the team, with many girls who have also appeared on the international stage, wearing the blue shirt last summer: the free De Bortoli, from the Imoco school, the setter Bosio, central Mazzaro are the face of a brilliant team, which is aiming decisively for the playoffs, where last spring they almost entered the semifinals. –