On Friday 18 December at 8.30pm, the first return game will be between Verona and Cuneo. Indeed, the game has been forwarded due to the unavailability of the court on the initially planned day. Many players will face their ex team, like Sottile, Lasko and Curti for Verona, and Parodi, Nuti, Jeroncic and Patriarca for Cuneo. Verona failed to grab a place in the Italian Cup while Cuneo will be home against Monza thanks to their second place. Latina will challenge Trento on Saturday at 4, and this will be followed by Vibo Valentia versus Pineto. The rest of the game will be on Sunday.
PAST ENCOUNTER: 12 (7-5 Cuneo)
Maurizio Latelli (Marmi Lanza Verona): “Cuneo is as good as Trento, two very strong teams not only in Italy but also abroad. We’ll need a different spirit and approach on Friday night. Not only the serve but also the reception and attack will have to be at its best. Cuneo is excellent in every area of the game, we’ll have to hit the serve hard from the start. We’ll support the Mtoto Mzuri project of Tanzania, it’s a great initiative and it’s important to promote it with our fans”.
Alberto Giuliani (Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo): “It will be a tough game tomorrow against Verona, which made it difficult for top teams too. We’ll have to be very careful, we are facing an intense period of preparation to reach some of our targets between December and beginning of January”.
League table
Itas Diatec Trentino 36, Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 33, Sisley Treviso, Trenkwalder Modena 29, Lube Banca Marche Macerata, CoprAtlantide Piacenza 28, Acqua Paradiso Monza, RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 22, Marmi Lanza Verona 20, Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia 17, Prisma Taranto 16, Esse-ti Carilo Loreto 11, Yoga Forlì 10, Andreoli Latina 8, Aran Cucine Abruzzo Pineto 6.
