The second friendly of the pre-season ended on a 3-1 victory in favour of the hosts, Loreto. Still without Noda Blanco and Lehtonen, Radici’s boys played face to face during the whole game with Loreto, which had its full squad.

“We have seen the quality of Giombini, and Di Benedetto who is back to its usual standard on the serve too – explained sport director Mauro Alcherigi – It was a very encouraging performance, the progress made compared to the previous friendly was evident”.