Physical work in the weight room this morning for President Sirci’s boys, this afternoon the last technical session in Pian di Massiano before leaving for Rome where the Final Four of the Del Monte® Coppa Italia will take place on Saturday and Sunday.
Tomorrow morning the team will travel to the Eternal City and in the afternoon they will carry out the pre-race finishing at the Palazzetto dello Sport in Rome, the venue for the event. Saturday afternoon at 15:30, with live TV on Raisport, the semifinal against Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza.
Before getting on the bus to Rome, coach Andrea Anastasi and captain Wilfredo Leon spoke.
“I am satisfied with the team’s preparation for the Final Four,” says Anastasi. “We have worked very well in the last month and not just in the last few days, we have kept up the level of training and in the meantime we have continued to win which are two very important things. I think we are in good condition to face the Final Four in the best possible way. We will face Piacenza in the semi-final and I reiterate my idea that it is a wonderfully built team. They had a lot of bad luck in the form of a lot of problems from a physical point of view and because of this they never managed to have any continuity. But Piacenza is certainly a very formidable team that can win the Italian Cup and we know it very well. It will be a very delicate match, we are preparing it with great attention as they will certainly do, we will try to play at our best and take advantage of our knowledge of their game. Finally, I am very happy to participate in this Final Four. In Rome I had played in the 2010 World Cup as coach of the Italian national team and returning to that building fills me with joy”.
“I think both physically and mentally we are very good,” confirms Leon. “We had a period in which we were able to work a lot on many things, I feel very well and the whole team is in great condition for this Final Four. What will make the difference against Piacenza? In this type of event, whoever is more concentrated will have the upper hand. In the semifinals we face a tough opponent and we know it very well. They have great batting qualities and are excellent blockers, we’ll have to be intelligent in attack and keep up with reception.
