After the triptych of away matches, including the Italian Cup, which opened 2024, Rana Verona is preparing to face the first home match of the new year, scheduled for Sunday 21 January at 6.00 pm against Farmitalia Catania, currently bottom of the Super League. Coach Stoytchev’s team arrives at this appointment after the Derby dell’Adige with Itas Trentino, which interrupted the streak of victories in the championship but which for good stretches of the match saw the Scaligeri playing on equal terms with the team in better form of the moment and leaders of the current tournament.
After the day of rest granted by the staff, the group met at the arena in the morning to start preparing for the next outing with the usual unloading session in the weight room to recover energy. In the afternoon, then, immediately on the field for the technical part, which will continue in the following days with another two double training sessions alternating with purely physical work in the gym. From Friday, the activity of perfecting the mechanisms and game system will be combined with the analysis and study of the opponent, which will also be held the following day before the classic finishing on the eve.
“The approach and reception were perfect at the start of the match – declared Coach Stoytchev at the end of the match against Itas Trentino – Then in the second set we did well before suffering a challenge from them which led us to be in a hurry in some circumstances, which also occurred in the following one. We found the rhythm again in the fourth, but we didn’t take advantage of some counterattacking situations, also thanks to Trento, who played a clear game. We must continue to work on our improvements. We have time, but other very difficult matches await us, starting with the next one. Keita? I included him from the beginning because he had to understand what the level of the championship is. He needs space and confidence to get into the race rhythm as soon as possible.”
