The eternal Ciso between the blue years and … the restaurant «Il Motta in alto? Yes, we left our mark “

Cisolla, but will her family members cheer her on for the Treviso team?

“Good question. No, they will come to Caorle to cheer on my physical outfit. They will arrive hoping that I finish the race ».

Did you expect such a swift departure from Motta?

«Honestly, yes, because among the experts we know that Motta has set up a good team».

Who impresses you most of the Mottensi?

«I don’t know all the players very well. But that left-handed person impresses me a lot (Gamba, ed), very good at mashing and also at serving. They are strong and it will not be easy to play in Caorle ».

How do you see a team from Treviso that reaches high levels?

«Clearly I observe them with the right sympathy. They are still an expression of the Treviso area ».

What kind of league is Serie A2?

«It is a tournament that has always been very competitive. And in recent years the level has risen to the top. I am convinced that no match will be easy and that everyone can put everyone in difficulty ».

You played only one set in the preseason with Brescia, why?

«During the preparation I cannot distract myself from my business, that of the Caprice 1 restaurant that I manage in Salò, on the Brescia side of Lake Garda, where I live. We are now closed for the end of the summer season and reopen next spring. Keeping a restaurant open is very challenging. Now I’m applying myself ».

What kind of team are Brescia?

«Certainly we are a competitive team and we have to believe in ourselves. We work well in training. We have to improve in the game, to acquire the right continuity. In recent weeks we are paying for a bit of discontinuity, but I am convinced that it will disappear with the passing of the weeks ».

Let’s talk about the national team. He will certainly have been thrilled to see Italy’s comeback in the Katowice final with Slovenia. Doesn’t that remind you of a comeback in a previous European final in Rome in 2005?

“Of course. That evening in Rome I was on the pitch and we won 3-2 over Russia ».

What differences did you notice between the Italy that won in Katowice and the one that saw you on the pitch in the 2003 European finals in Berlin with France and in 2005 in Rome?

«The finals in Berlin and Rome had shown a competitive Italian national team, which certainly wasn’t a surprise. What he won in Katowice was a surprise ».

What do you remember, in particular of the final in Rome 16 years ago?

«That we were losing 2-1 against a great Russia, which was the favorite for the final victory. We managed to catch up with them and then overtake them at the tie-break ».

A secret from that evening?

“Probably the public of Rome. He gave us an enormous charge to sign a company that smacks of legend ».

Rome, a year later. It was 2006 and with Sisley Cisolla he won the last of the 4 Champions of Treviso. Feelings after 15 years?

«Beautiful. It was a wonderful choice to organize the 4-man finals in the capital ».

Alberto, but do you support Imoco?

“Of course yes. Even if it is another sector, the female one. I don’t have the time to see the matches, because I’m busy either with the restaurant or with the Brescia matches. But knowing that such a competitive team plays at PalaVerde fills my heart. They make me proud to have played in Treviso. And then, during the live shows, they frame the ceiling with those grenade T-shirts hanging, symbols of the trophies won with Sisley. I can say: I was there ».

Cisolla, you speak of Treviso with great nostalgia. Don’t you ever go back there?

“Unfortunately only once a year. On the other hand, however, there is my mother who comes to me in Salò. She is still very young and joins us on the Lombard Garda ». –

Rosario Padovano