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Imoco Volley wins the Scudetto: the panthers are Italian champions

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NOVARA. From the first day of last season the logic led to only one result. The covid got in the way once, it failed the second. The Imoco is champion of Italy for the fourth time in its history. After the tough resistance in match one at Palaverde, Igor Novara had to bow to the law of the strongest, which on the volleyball field is still the only one in force. The result is the final 1-3 in Novara. A success that is worth double, because ideally he also puts his signature on last year’s championship, torn from the yellow-blue jerseys by the pandemic.

imoco Volley champion of Italy, the exultation of the panthers for the tricolor

Today, however, is not the time to complain, and it is also only briefly to celebrate; because from tomorrow the panthers will have their heads only on May 1st, when they will find the Vakifank standing between them and the only trophy missing to put on the record team’s bulletin board.

A “discounted” championship – citing those who accused the Imoco of having the strongest opposite in the world in the team and of using it properly – but not of lesser value. Rather. How many have feared that the unexpected could happen at the very best moment?

And instead Wolosz and his companions chased away every ghost, every glimmer of uncertainty – if ever there was any, certainly not in them – and every glimmer of hope in the adversaries. This is by far the strongest team in Italy, even when it doesn’t show its best game.

For Europe we wait. Santarelli shows up with the sextet that gives him the most guarantees, Wolosz and Egonu diagonally, Hill and Sylla to crush De Kruijf and Fahr in the center, with De Gennaro free. A sextet that he will have to correct soon, because things are not going the right way. Adams takes over Sylla, but Folie will be the x-factor of the match above all, allowing Wolosz to vary a game centralized by Egonu until then.

Smarzek doesn’t start like in race 1, and the first break in favor of the Imoco comes precisely because of a too deep attack by the Pole. Bosetti, on the other hand, is on the ball, and with Daalderop he brings Novara ahead on 5-8. Conegliano struggles to trigger his game, while Novara believes in the enterprise. Imoco’s relationship with the serve remains very complicated, already four errors on 13 equal. Daalderop is surprised by the wall printed in Egonu, while Sylla suffers and Santarelli changes it for Adams.

Imoco champion of Italy, De Gennaro greets and pays homage to the fans

Novara runs away on 20-16. Wolosz often relies on Egonu who keeps the panthers close to the home team. Bosetti cancels the first set ball with a full-arm diagonal, and starts a battle similar to the second set of Palaverde. With Daalderop’s block on Adams there is also an opportunity for Igor, Egonu still thinks about it, the only Gialloblù striker to hurt his opponents (28 all). We need a mistake by Novara, for Conegliano to take home the first set, at 29-31.

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Sylla also remains seated in the second set, but Conegliano does not change gear. The attack makes a devil’s effort, Wolosz has to get to the fourth dribble, coincidentally for Egonu, to see the ball fall on the field of Novara. De Kruijf does not pass twice, Adams throws her away without conviction.

The Polish setter fails to arm the power plants: Santarelli tries with Folie in place of Fahr (16-14), but the classic game mechanisms of the panthers hiding, the chestnuts from the fire always takes Egonu away (21-20). Folie makes himself heard, and brings the first set ball, but it is not enough. It goes to the advantages. One is enough: Daalderop prints Egonu for 27-25.

Wolosz varies his attacks more at the beginning of the third set, and the Imoco starts to lead the game again, thanks also to a Folie who makes her presence felt more than her role mates (7-10). The turn in Egonu’s service marks Conegliano’s first mini escape (10-14). Bosetti after a bad fall takes a break, and Conegliano escapes taking advantage of Novara’s bad moment.

The Igor revives. To settle things is Folie (17-22), just a few exchanges are enough to close. The Imoco wants to close soon, but Novara after an uncertain departure shows that it does not think the same way. It takes two aces from Adams and Hill to dig the furrow, which brings the panthers to 8-13. The Igor insists with Herbotz, but now the Imoco finds the patience to receive and replay until it finds the right passage (13-18). With the usual shift in the service of Hancock Novara is revived (17-19). Egonu’s pipe scores 24, but De Krujif throws the service on the net. It doesn’t matter, Folie takes care of it.

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