A (regular) season in three games: Belluno Volley gets up on the pedals in view of the final straight. Main goal? Maintain third place, useful for having home advantage in the first round of the playoffs. But the finale of the Serie A3 Credem Banca championship will be high voltage for the rhinos, who will only find themselves facing teams fighting for the post season. Or even to secure the record: as in the case of Gabbiano Mantova, the next opponent in the super challenge on Sunday 10 March (6pm), at the Spes Arena.
ORDERED SYSTEM – In any case, Gian Luca Colussi’s collective is confident: the five victories in a row testify to this. And the words of Piergiorgio Antonaci: «In this second round, the work done in the gym, starting from August, came to fruition. From a physical point of view we are fine, while the gaming system is increasingly consolidated. And it is a very important aspect because now those who enter the field find themselves in an orderly context, in which everyone has a role and a responsibility. For a young group like ours, it is essential to be able to identify with a precise tactical and mental structure: we must dictate the times.”
RECHARGED PILE – The Belluno team are preparing to return to the net ten days after the away match in Emilia with Geetit Bologna: «Last weekend – the Galatina centre-back continues – served us to recharge our batteries, reorganize our ideas and come back recharged and concrete in the gym. Against Mantua, Acqui Terme and Motta, a sort of preview of the playoffs awaits us.” And the Gabbiano itself is the next obstacle on the rhinos’ path: «Refreshing from the experience in the Italian Cup, the leaders will certainly be aggressive. I expect a volleyball battle, it will be fun.”
HEAT – Antonaci is a man from the South, but he also found great warmth in the Dolomites: «I had already experienced it as an athlete from San Giustino, last year. Belluno is truly “hot”. Any opposing team at the Spes Arena notices this and, very often, “suffers” the environmental factor, guaranteed by a lively cheer. We, on the other hand, are galvanized by a packed stadium.” And the public will have to act as a “seventh element” even in a decisive month of March: «Yes, the key phase of the championship begins now. I aim to be at the top to best face this delicate period. Then calmly, once the playoffs are over, there will be room to analyze the year.” It’s not time to take stock, it’s time to go for broke. With “Pingu” and the group of rhinos.
