First of the second round and last of the calendar year for the Bcc Tecbus Castellana Grotte: on Sunday 29 December 2024, with first serve at 6pm, the 13th day of the Blue Group of the A3 Credem Banca series national championship will be played at the Pala Grotte in Castellana of men’s volleyball. The derby of the Terra di Bari takes place between the yellow-blue team trained by coach Giuseppe Barbone and the Jv Gioia del Colle.

After resting in the midweek round on Boxing Day, New Mater Volley is back on the pitch just a week later, looking for redemption after Tricase’s defeat against Lecce and looking for a turning point after the six consecutive defeats that led to in ninth place with 10 points, right in the playout zone. On the other side of the net, however, Gioia del Colle is fourth in the standings with 21 points and fresh from three victories in the four matches in the month of December. Widely contrasting states of mind for the two teams from Bari in the third national series who find themselves in the championship after the first leg match on 20 October when Gioia del Colle won, right on the tie break.