Last appointment of the Settebello, which returns to the city after 10 years
CAGLIARI. Strokes and goals in the Terramaini swimming pool in Cagliari before flying to the Tokyo Olympics. Six days of training until 11 July. And above all two luxury friendlies against Croatia and Russia. The Waterpolo Sardinia cup will start on Friday with the match between Croatia and Russia. The day after the debut of the national team with Croatia. Race with Russia on Sunday. Too bad, Japan should also have been there, but the Japanese national team gave up, justified, about twenty days ago. Luxury appointments: Settebello is reigning world champion and boasts three gold medals in his palmares at the 1948, 1960 and 1992 Olympics.
The tournament was scheduled for last summer and Spain was also expected to participate. Then the pandemic had blown everything up, not only the quadrangle, but also the Olympics themselves. Goal first place. Technical commissioner Sandro Campagna is already thinking about the first meeting with South Africa on 25 July: “We are working on tactics and on the head – he explained in the press conference presenting the challenges – we need to dose the workload to get ready for the Olympics . But even so this national team is able to show what it can do. We come from two defeats in the World League. But of course we will enter the pool to win. What do you need for the gold medal? The head. This is where Sardinian hospitality can be fundamental ».
The Settebello returns to Cagliari after ten years. A sporting event, but also the best way to restart after many months of closed swimming pools. “The fans are in fibrillation – said the president of the Sardinian committee of the Fin Danilo Russu – even if this triangular coincides with the darkest period crossed by the island’s water polo movement”. For the distancing rules there will not be a full house: the stands will be largely reserved for the athletes of the Sardinian youth teams. The regional president of Coni Bruno Perra, the mayor of Cagliari Paolo Truzzu and the regional councilor for tourism Gianni Chessa also welcomed the national team. (Handle).