Emma Villas returned to Siena with more confidence after the victory in the Città di Tortoreto tournament, which came after defeating Smartsystem Fano 3-0 in the semi-final and Tinet Prata di Pordenone 3-1 in the final.
Another page of the pre-season has been written. And now the Sienese will return to the PalaBarton on Wednesday afternoon at 5pm to face Sir Susa Vim Perugia again, already challenged on Wednesday in a test match that ended 2-2.
Then on Sunday, the Sienese will go to Ravenna. The Biancoblu’s pre-season will end on Saturday 7 October with an away test match against Santa Croce sull’Arno.
The two days in Abruzzo showed many positive things at Emma Villas. In the semi-final the chemistry between Nevot and Krauchuk, among other things. Siena defeated Fano well 3-0, with the Marche team then beating Ravenna 3-1 in the final for third place.
In the final, coach Gianluca Graziosi’s boys had a good impact on the match, winning the first set. The two teams also gave ample space to those volleyball players who usually play less. Azaria Gonzi and Mattia Picuno had very good playing time for Siena, as well as Alessandro Acuti, who provided good responses.
“Winning a tournament is always a pleasure and it’s right to be happy – commented coach Gianluca Graziosi at the end of the final. – This tournament is part of our work path, we know very well that the championship will then be a very different thing. The most important indications come from the construction of the group. In the final we were also able to give space to many younger guys who had previously had less space. Marco Pierotti also returned to play after the physical problem he had had. Everyone responded positively. They were two important and interesting days, some technical indications emerged, there are some aspects that are already going well and other things that need to be corrected. Before the start of the championship we still have three friendlies ahead of us, these test matches also serve to give us indications on the weekly work to be done. This is a group that works hard, everything that the technical staff suggests the boys try to put into play.”
Azaria Gonzi was also satisfied, author of a lucid play, who showed off for a great second point to evade the opponents’ block and defense and then for an excellent block: “I believe that the path the team is following is the right one – was the setter’s final comment.
