Trento, 27 March 2024

Play Off, Podrascanin, Michieletto and Soli: "With Monza a great semifinal"

"We will play another semifinal this season with Monza, a team that we know very well - were the words of captain Marko Podrascanin immediately after the definition of the pairing in the second round of the Credem Banca 2024 Play Off Scudetto table - . The series that the Brianzoli won against Civitanova further confirms how this is not an opponent that should be underestimated and we know it well because we have the example of the defeat in the Italian Cup in Bologna always well in mind. The Mint plays good volleyball, makes very few mistakes and has excellent ball handling skills; we will need to start every match with maximum concentration, with grit and the right attitude. I expect, as in every Play Off edition, a long and difficult semifinal but I am convinced that for the final outcome of the series will depend a lot on us and the level of play we will be able to express."
"We are facing a strong and very fit opponent, as it has shown in all five matches played in the quarterfinals against Cucine Lube, in which it showed that it was always on the ball, creating chances to win every single challenge," added Alessandro Michieletto "We know very well that in every set of the confrontation they will never give up, as they proved in Bologna in the semifinal of the Italian Cup; even in that case we were ahead 2-1 and above in the score even in the fourth set; yet, we lost that match in the tie break. We are ready to face Mint Vero Volleyball as early as Sunday, being able to count on the support of our audience that will surely be able to give us a big hand."
"It is curious to see that the two Play Off Semifinal pairings are the same as those that occurred at the end of January in the Italian Cup," stressed coach Fabio Soli - ". As for our matchup, it will be very interesting and challenging to face Monza again, which plays fast volleyball that throughout the season has proven effective."

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