The coach of the battleship Conegliano (Sunday at De Mas) is the father of a former player of Da Rold Logistics and of the current Libero
Argentine by blood, Coneglianese by adoption, and a slice of (dad’s) heart beating for Belluno.
Mario Martinez is the coach of Team Conegliano Volley who on Sunday at 6 pm is a guest of the Lupe at De Mas in the first leg of the B2 women’s playoffs.
But Martinez is also the father of Gonzalo, the free man of the other first team of Volleyball Belluno, that of men’s B by Rold Logistics, who tomorrow always at De Mas plays game-1 of the third playoff round against Monselice start at 18).
A new weekend of great volleyball is approaching. And the Cortina Express receives the Coneglianese battleship, which during the regular season scored 29 points out of 30, leaving only one on the road. Right against Belluno.
«It will be a very difficult match», Martinez said, «and to win you will need a lot of patience and a lot of determination. It is a final and there is an important prize up for grabs. It is also true that against Belluno we lost our only point of the season, in the first official league match ».
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«Belluno is a very strong team», continues the Argentine coach, already awarded as the best A2 coach in 2012-13, «who has been participating in this championship for several years and with girls who have been in this category for quite a while. The only difference compared to the team we had found in the league is given by the fact that at that time Garzaro was playing central, now opposite. But a good player is a good player in whatever role he is employed. And beware: Belluno is not only Garzaro ».
In the two previous rounds, the Belluno team eliminated Trieste first, then Fusion. The Treviso team, on the other hand, overtook Rizzi Udine and Chions.
«The latter», underlines Martinez, «proved to be a very strong young team. We have earned this final and we are not hiding behind a finger. We want to jump in category. We’ll see what the camp will say ».
Meanwhile, in the third round of the men’s B playoffs, the Belluno of his son Gonzalo will look for the pass for the final …
«I hope that they too will be able to make an important leap. Already last year “, he continues,” they had played a good championship. We hope that this year they can achieve the ambitious goal they have set themselves. To get to this season finale, all the teams have made important efforts, but now it will be only the pitch that will issue its verdicts ».
Against Monselice, the usual contribution of the young free school Sisley will be more necessary than ever …
“I’ve always said, and I keep telling him when we meet, that he must be patient. He started out as a setter, then became free and had to work hard on reception and defense. It’s not easy. But I am pleased to hear that Gonzalo has grown in these two years at the Belluno. I myself recognize it. Honor to coach Poletto: he did a good job with him ».
THE REFEREES OF THE TWO CHALLENGES
Saturday’s match between Da Rold Logistics and Monselice will be directed by Alessio Lambertini and Massimo Ancona. The return will be played a week later, at 20.30, in Monselice.
The Sunday race between Cortina Express and Conegliano, on the other hand, will be refereed by the duo Riccardo Bertossa and Riccardo Falomo. The return will take place on Saturday 5 at 20 at the Zoppas Arena. NICOLA PASUCH