Filippo Lanza spikes during the match against Monza
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Trento, January 12th 2017
The qualification to the Final Four of Del Monte Coppa Italia for the eight consecutive time, the further impressive home performance, the great night of Van de Voorde blocking, the extraordinary series of eleven jumped serve during the third set by Simone Giannelli and at last, the return into the field of Gabriele Nelli and Daniele Mazzone. From any perspective, the unique match of the quarter finals won for 3-0 on Wednesday evening at PalaTrento has given to Diatec Trentino only positive aspects. All of it has been reached the day before the direct match on Sunday at PalaEvangelisti of Perugia, where the team of Angelo Lorenzetti will have to face a great challenge to defend its second place in the ranking list of SuperLega UnipolSai from the home team, which follows the Yellow-blue with one point less.
“The results we have gained against Gi Group Monza are possible thanks to the great work we are having every day in the gym : we are training very well and we see the results – the team captain Filippo Lanza explained to Trentino Volley Tv - . Our confidence is increasing and gives us important feelings. Gaining the qualification to the Final Four of Coppa Italia is a big goal, not only for the Club, City and audience that will be able to be protagonists, but also and above all for ourselves. The spirit that this team has always been the same; we fight until the end for any goal never stopping to believe in it. It’s a sign of continuity with the glorious past of the Cub but also a distinctive peculiarity also of this group that during the first month of the actual season has shown what they are made of”.
“We have played a great Volleyball, above all thanks to the way we have played in the second set, which shown to be decisive to reach the final 3-0 – Pippo added - . When the adversaries tried to catch up, after losing the first set, we were good at increasing the rhythm and staying focused. We are fully aware that on Sunday in Perugia we are going to face a completely different match from the one we have just played; winning at PalaEvangelisti in never easy, but if we are able to keep this mentality, we will have good chances to bring home heavy points”.
Diatec Trentino started already to prepare the important appointment today’s afternoon, with a training divided into technic and weights. Before the departure to Umbria, scheduled for January 14th afternoon, the team will train two times with the ball: on Friday evening and on Saturday morning .
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