A true captain. A symbol. A piece of history of the DRL Volley Team. And a person with indisputable values: Alex Paganin will not be part of the roster in the 2023-2024 season. But he will always be inextricably linked to the large rhinoceros family: «Over ten years of Volleyball Belluno, lived on and off the field, are not easy to set aside – says the centre-back -. This, however, is not goodbye: it’s goodbye “.
The emotion is concrete: «Sandro and Stefano Da Rold, Andrea Gallina, Franco Da Re, passing through Riccardo and Enrico Zanolli, up to Lorenzo Bianchet, coach Gian Luca Colussi and many others: with these people I shared unforgettable moments in the gym . I thank them from the bottom of my heart: they helped me. And also Volleyball Belluno to be what it has become. People I blindly trust: each of their choices has been made with a view to improving and bringing the team and the city ever higher. In short, everything remains in very good hands ».
Beyond a parenthesis in Portogruaro, “Paga” experienced firsthand every single step of a journey that brought the DRL to the third series in order of importance: «I thank my comrades, from the historical ones to those who stayed for little time at the Spes Arena. Because everyone has contributed to laying a fundamental brick».
While taking different paths, Alex and the DRL remain two sides of the same coin: «A few days ago I read a sentence that struck me and fits perfectly. It goes more or less like this: “If at the end of a love both suffer, then it means that love is never over”. Maybe it’s true”. Finally, an invitation to the fans: «We always support this reality because it is full of people who put their hearts into it. And it is important to continue to have an audience among the best in Serie A3. As far as I’m concerned, I’ll always be the first to arrive at the gym to cheer DRL.”
“Paga”, a flag that keeps flying.
