The difficult month of February of Monge-Gerbaudo Savigliano starts again from home. On Saturday 18 February, as usual at 8.30 pm, the biancoblu host Pallavolo Motta, for one of the big matches of the 21st day of the White Group of the A3 Credem Banca Series.
The opponent. The Treviso team currently occupy seventh place in the standings with 31 points, just two less than Savigliano, but unlike the Piedmontese team they have not yet served their rest period in the second half of the season. Listed among the possible favorites last summer, the Lions struggled in the first part of the season, then got into the right gear and climbed up the table. Today, their roadmap speaks of eleven victories, one more than Monge-Gerbaudo, and above all of a path that has grown significantly in recent weeks. In fact, in the last six matches, the green and whites have collected five victories, losing only in the away match at Sarroch, immediately avenged by the clear 3-0 scored in the last round against Gamma Chimica Brugherio. Coach Mazzola can count on a roster that pays off in the receiving phase (it is 24th in terms of performance out of the 26 teams in the Credem Banca Serie A3), but has great potential in the attacking phase, so much so that it is permanently in the top 10 for winning attacks and winning serves per set.
Here Monge-Gerbaudo Savigliano. Having suffered four consecutive defeats, however strongly influenced by heavy defections especially in place 4, in recent weeks the blue and whites have been working with the main objective of maintaining the right serenity, while waiting to recover all the players. Coach Lorenzo Simeon, who could recover Damiano Calcagno but will still have to do without Andrea Galaverna, introduces his opponents like this: “With the change of coach they have found greater balance, more continuity and confidence. They demonstrated this with many important results, especially on the friendly pitch, but not only. They are fully in the running to get into the playoffs, so it will be a very complicated match. Obviously our roster difficulties add to this, but I’m happy because the team is training very well. The enthusiasm has not been lost, the desire to fight is always there and on the pitch we will give 150% without changing the usual objective: to put our opponents in difficulty and, if possible, win.”
