The first game of the season has always been difficult for Castellana Grotte, who lost seven out of 9 in the serie A. But this time, the club can be satisfied following the tie-break win over Sora.

“We showed great character – said coach Monti – We played a great first set with Milushev who was everywhere, then his injury forced us to change our tactic and we struggled a bit. Sora also played a great game with a lot of intensity on defence and a super Van Dijke who was scoring everything that went through his hands. But we stayed humble and showed will to get the result”.