After the difficult Sunday experienced in Lombardy, the Cucine Lube Civitanova wastes no time and returns to work. The men of Chicco Blengini are in the gym today to prepare for the midweek challenge with the freshman Farmitalia Catania, scheduled for Wednesday, November 15th (8.30 pm) on the taraflex of the Eurosuole Forum and valid for the 5th first leg of the SuperLega Credem Banca.
A double session between the weight room and the pitch is scheduled for the afternoon, alternating strength training with technical-tactical exercises, also to correct the aspects that created problems in the match against Milan. Tomorrow, Tuesday 14 November, another muscle step has already been scheduled in the morning, while the team will prepare with the ball in the afternoon.
Meanwhile on the European front, awaiting the seasonal debut in the Pool E of the CEV Champions League, the Cucina association yesterday learned the name of the last opponent in the mini-group of the Main Phase. The Romanian team of Arcada Galati, in fact, was the best second in the 2nd preliminary round and thus joins the group that includes Cucine Lube Civitanova, Greenyard Maaseik (BEL) and VK Lvi Praha (CZE). Wednesday 22 November (8.30 pm), the home night match that will mark the seasonal debut of Luciano De Cecco and his teammates in the most prestigious European club tournament will be with Galati for a face-to-face match between the first and fourth seeds in Pool E. The continental history of the Marches in the Champions League is about to be enriched with a new and fascinating chapter, against a representative of Romanian volleyball.