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Settebello in Sardinia dreaming of gold in Tokyo

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Coach Campagna: «The last time we were here we won in Shanghai» The Azzurri will face Russia and Croatia in a triangular match from 9 to 11 July

SASSARI. After ten years, the Italian water polo team returns to Sardinia, reigning world champion and bronze at the Rio Olympics. He will disembark in Cagliari from 5 July to play a collegiate in view of the next five-circle event, and from 9 to 11 he will face the selections of Croatia and Russia in a triangular of the highest level in the Terramaini swimming pool. Japan should also have been there, but the critical pandemic situation in the land of the rising sun reluctantly did not allow its arrival.

It will be an opportunity to see the state of form of the Azzurri returning from the World League in Tbilisi, Georgia, and about to leave for the next Olympics. This will happen directly from the Sardinian capital immediately after the conclusion of the event. “Last year – remembers the president of Federnuoto Sardegna Danilo Russu – we should have hosted the quadrangular“ Waterpolo Sardinia Cup ”with Italy, Spain, Croatia and Serbia. The Coronavirus blocked everything but we did not lose heart, proposing a three-way challenge that does not change in importance given the proximity of the Olympic Games. I thank the blue entourage who accepted our invitation and I extend my appreciation to those who do their utmost for the success of the event. The presence of the Settebello must stimulate our members to a prompt return to the water for next season, hoping that the charm of the tricolor cap will attract new admirers. Cagliari and sporting Sardinia have the opportunity to experience three days out of the ordinary ».

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«We have played little this year – says the coach Alessandro Campagna – we must take advantage of any opportunity to acquire motivation in various areas, growth of the game, mentality, adaptation to refereeing. Russia and Croatia are physically strong and when they set a pressure they can put us in difficulty. Assuming that at the Olympics we will meet teams with similar tactics, for example Slavic and Spanish, the one in Cagliari will be a good training, and an excellent test before leaving for Tokyo. My relationship with Sardinia? At sixteen and a half I made my debut in the first team in Syracuse against Rari Nantes Cagliari, and in the following championship, by winning in Cagliari we were almost certain of getting into Serie A. I remember Gianfranco Maurandi and Massimo Bruno of that team. A great team ».

«The last time we came with the national team in 2011 – says Campagna -, it brought us good because we won in Shanghai, who knows that history will not repeat itself. I hope the stands are full of spectators. I hope there are many guys because seeing the champions play live they get passionate and the desire to emulate them grows. And maybe in September they enroll in water polo schools. We must involve those young people who after two seasons of pandemic have abandoned the discipline, overwhelmed by difficulties. We must return the enthusiasm to them. The presence of the samples in the Sardinian territory is of fundamental importance ».

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