Piacenza is back from its trip in Austria, where Giuliani’s men clinched qualification into the CEV Cup 8th of finals at the expense of Innsbruck. After the first leg win, they needed just two sets but won 3-1. Parodi was among the star men with 17 points (1 ace, 3 blocks) and he’s looking very close to his old best before he had his knee injury.
« Talking about the last two sets I have to say I am satisfied – said coach Giuliani – Shame we started off poorly the third set, we let them play a bit too much and lacked determination but it can happen considering that we had on court players that train hard but had not played much on official games ». Piacenza will now face the Serbian side of Novi Sad in the 8th of finals. The first leg will be home between January 30 and February 2, while the return leg will be in Novi Sad between February 14 and 16.
