Trento, 25 October 2019

CEV Champions league, the comments of Lorenzetti, Giannelli and Grebennikov after the draw

"We were almost certain to find an Italian team because the drawing methods gave very likely such a combination and indeed that's the way it went - explained coach Angelo Lorenzetti after the Drawing of Lots of 2020 CEV Champions League held tonight in Sofia - . We could not escape the presence in our group of a big European team and we found the title-holders. All this will require us to play at our best not only the games versus Civitanova but also the other matches because we will need to get as much points as possible. We'll go back to Istanbul where in the last two years we've always found a warm crowd to welcome us and where we've played two tie breaks. It won't be easy to pass the round but this is the Champions League. Only those who deserve it go ahead".
"In this type of competitions, the away games are all difficult, there are no easy matches and we will always have to bear it in mind if we want to try and reach the quarter-finals - admitted Captain Simone Giannelli - . The Italian derby with Lube will be very stimulating but the other four games will also matter so much”.
"Beyond the indisputable value of Civitanova, it should also be stressed that Fenerbahce is also a very tough team, which has become, not by chance, Champion of Turkey and this season has been further strengthened with the arrival of Rossard - concluded the libero Jenia Grebennikov -. The draw was not favourable to us, because to pass the round we will really have to collect a lot of points but we will do our best".

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