The season enters its decisive phase and for Gioiella Prisma Taranto the time has come to gamble everything. Last in the standings, the Taranto team finds itself with its back to the wall and on Sunday it will host a Cisterna Volley team in great shape, currently seventh in the standings and protagonist of an excellent championship. With only four matches remaining, every point is fundamental, and the match against the Lazio team represents a crucial crossroads.
For Gioiella Prisma there are no alternatives: three points are needed to continue hoping. The direct competitor, Monza, equal in the ranking but with one more victory, will be busy on the Verona field, and a full success would allow Taranto to put the fight for salvation back into play, despite Monza also still having the same Cisterna on its calendar to face on the last day. A three-point victory would therefore only be a first stage in order to aspire to permanence, but we will have to start from this without “ifs”, and without “buts”.
The opponent is Cisterna Volley, a solid and growing team
Cisterna arrives at PalaMazzola with great confidence, thanks to a season played at high levels and a solid organisation. In the first leg, the Lazio team won with a clear 3-0, proving to be a tough team, with an effective block-defense system and a high-level attack orchestrated by director Baranowicz.
The main dangers for Taranto will come from the granite wall of Cisterna and its quality offensive terminals. All eyes on Tarumi, the Japanese spiker who is surprising everyone and who was awarded MVP in the last match won against Modena.
