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The dream A3: “Basu” De Battista special fan of Da Rold Belluno

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Former Belluno coach Eric De Battista

Two years after promotion to Serie B, the former coach spurs his former team ahead of the playoff match with Monselice

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“The playoffs were our luck: they thrilled Belluno and gave us an incredible boost”.

On May 26, 2019 Da Rold Logistics Belluno eliminated Bassano in the playoff final and flew to Serie B. Exactly two years old, the coach of the time, Eric “Basu” De Battista, relives those emotions and sees the same spirit in the group that today he fights for the A3 series and on Saturday he will challenge Monselice at 6 pm at De Mas.

«The impressions are good. In Q1 and Q2 Valsugana and 4 Torri did not worry too much the Da Rold, because the value of the Belluno people was higher. Now it’s starting to get serious. Monselice this year has equipped itself to fight at the top, like Belluno after all. Judging by the workforce, therefore, they are two teams that will fight each other great. I expect two balanced matches: the classic case in which, if I had to throw myself into a prediction, I would say 50-50 ».

Is there anything about this Volleyball Belluno that amazed you?

“Surprised, I would say no. But some players in particular have grown a lot in these two years… ».

For example?

“Martinez: I remember him two years ago, Sisley school. Compared to then he has matured and grown a lot, especially from a technical point of view. A machine in reception and an incredible player in defense. It is really leveling up. And this confirms that coach Poletto, in addition to being an excellent game organizer, is also a very skilled coach who knows how to make his players work and improve ».

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How about the rest of the team?

«Personally I am in love with how Colussi plays: he is proving to be able to hold the team in hand, he always makes the right choices and has great ball speed. Candeago is the one that can make the difference, we know that. The central holders, Paganin and Piazzetta, are now two veterans of Serie B. Boz is the big man from two meters, the classic opposite, a player with incredible potential. And Seveglievich, which is the one I was less familiar with, is also performing very well. In reception, where he is perhaps a little more often targeted by his opponents, he is doing very well, while in attack he is the player who knows how to work the balls in a certain way. And these are only the owners… ».

Yes, because in these playoffs the whole squad took to the field.

“Let’s not forget that on the bench there are people who have won the Serie C playoffs and won the Serie B on the field. And the demonstration of their value came in the last set of the return matches with Valsugana and Ferrara, won by Belluno with a sextet made up entirely of these players ».

Now Belluno is fighting to get into A3. Two years ago, like today, he was celebrating his arrival in B …

«I remember a fantastic year, made even more beautiful by the victorious ending. It seemed a nightmare when, on the last day of the regular season, we had won in Campodarsego but it was not enough to be promoted directly because Venpa had also made a result: so, for a set of difference, even if with the same points in the standings, it was the adversaries who had come up. Then, instead, we discovered that the playoffs were a fortune, because they dragged a lot of public, not only volleyball fans but the whole city, and this gave us an incredible charge. Also for this reason it is a great pity that these playoffs cannot be played with the public in the stands ».

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Do you see anything back then in this team?

“There have been so many newcomers who brought their personalities. But the group always has that spirit there: that of two years ago ». NICOLA PASUCH

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