Trento, 05 February 2021

SuperLega, on Saturday on field at BLM Group Arena for last round of regular season

This weekend will be played round 21st and last round of SuperLega Credem Banca 2020/21. Itas Trentino will end its first phase of Italian Championship on its home field, at BLM Group Arena in Trento, playing against Consar Ravenna in one of the four anticipations scheduled for Saturday 6th February. Starting whistle scheduled for 7 pm, live on Radio Dolomiti and live streaming on Lega Volley Channel www.elevensports.it (paying service).
HERE ITAS TRENTINO Itas is ready for last match of regular season and doesn’t have any particular need about the ranking (3rd place has been assured after the victory in Vibo Valentia), but the team’s aim is to win again, after two defeats 0-3 collected during last 7 days. A good result and a positive match would be important to get ready for 3day-match of Champions League that Giannelli and his fellow players will play next week in Friedrichshafen. 
“We have to restart after two bad matches, like the ones in Bologna and Milano – said coach Angelo Lorenzetti while presenting the match – . In order to it, we’ll have to be eager to play, determined and confident; Ravenna is a strong opponent and doesn’t forgive any mistake. We have to play well and get the victory in order to trust our ability and finally overcome after such a difficult period. I’m asking the team to work hard and assure a surer future”.
The coach will count on all 13 players of the team, they will train this afternoon and tomorrow morning. Last match of regular season 2020/21, number 878 of Trentino Volley’s story (number 406 on home field) could be very important for players such as Nimir Abel-Aziz and Marko Podrascanin; indeed, the Dutch opposite has to defend his first place on the ranking of Championship’s bomber (Leon is fighting to obtain the place- he has 11 pionts less, 421 to 410) and he’s also achieved the title of aceman of the tournament (70 pionts at serve; second one is Leon with 54), while the Serbian middle blocker is second ont he ranking of best blockers, he did just 2 blocks less than Anzani (52 to 50).
THE OPPONENTS Consar Ravenna has already assured 10 th place on regular season ranking. It has been possible thanks to the 3 points achieved Wednesday night against Padova, victory 3-1. Now that they are safe, the team is trying to achieve place number 9- at the moment Kione’s position- up to now, Verona has 3 more points and one more victory in comparison to Ravenna, but both the teams still have to play 2 matches. On Saturday, at BLM Group Arena the team trained by Marco Bonitta will surely do its best to improve its position, as it happened during first round, on 30th December and in many other occasion on away match. Indeed, during the Championship, giallorosso team won in Cisterna, Verona and Padova and collected points in Civitanova Marche and Milano. Among the players that resulted the best ones during the first 20 matches of regular season are the opposite Pinali (11th on bomber’s ranking with 290 points), the libero Kovacic (second best in reception) and the middle blocker Mengozzi  (6th best at block), but also the young hitter spiker Recine and Loeppky showed a great ability.  
PREVIOUS MATCHES Trentino Volley and Porto Robur Costa Ravenna will play for 20th time of their story, first match was in season 2011/12. Gialloblù definitely won more matches 17-2, but Ravenna won one match right in Trento, on 3rd February 2016 at tie break. Gialloblù got the victory 3-1 five times (including last time on home field, on 25th December 2019) and 12 times 3-0. Also the victory achieved during first round was after 4 sets, last 30th December at Pala De Andrè (the sets 20-25, 25-18, 13-25, 19-25), Nimir mvp with 21 points, 55% in attack, 2 blocks and an ace). Not everyone knows that Trentino Volley’s origins are form the area of Ravenna: in May 2000, President Diego Mosna bought Serie A1’s rights from Valleverde Porto, that had already won 1 scudetto and 3 Coppe Campioni in 90s.
THE REFEREES The match will be directed by Cesare Armandola (from Voghera – Pavia, in Serie A since 2017, thanks to this match he will debut as first referee in SuperLega) and Dominga Lot (from Santa Lucia di Piave - Treviso, role-referee since 2010 and international since 2017). For Armandola 3rd mtch directed in the season in SuperLega, first time ever with Trentino Volle, while Lot will direct her 10th seasonal match in Championship, last time with gialloblù was on 16th February 2020 (defeat against Modena on home field).
RADIO, INTERNET E TV The match will be told live by Radio Dolomiti starting from 7 pm, the speaker will be Stefano Piffer. Radio frequencies can be found on the website www.radiodolomiti.com, there it will also be possible to listen to the chronicle live.
It will be possible to watch the match streaming on “Lega Volley Channel” www.elevensports.it - paid service. 
On Tv catch-up on Monday 8th February at 9.30pm on RTTR, tv partner of ITAS TRENTINO.
On the net is possible to follow the news of the match point-to point (www.legavolley.it) and on  www.trentinovolley.it  and on the Social Network www.trentinovolley.it/facebook, www.trentinovolley.it/instagram e www.trentinovolley.it/twitter).
NO SPECTATORS ALLOWED TO BLM GROUP ARENA According to the new measures of the atest DPCM, no spectators will be allowed to the arena, only personnel or staff will have the possibility to enter.

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