The match that is worth a season. On Sunday 17 March at 3.30 pm the Sardinian team Sarlux Sarroch arrives at the Diavoli house, a challenge, the 25th day of the Serie A3 Credem Banca championship, last of the regular season at the Paolo VI, which offers salvation and the possibility of dodging the playout trap.
Yes, because with 29 points already in the safe for 8th place, plus two from Sarroch (9th place, 27 points), to coach Delmati’s boys, considering, with two days to go before the end of the regular season, not only the match calendar rosanero but also that of their opponents Bologna (25 points), Sarroch, Garlasco (22 points) and Mirandola (21 points), just one point would be enough to put the green check on the season, i.e. salvation and no playout.
However, Sarroch is also navigating these same waters, fresh from a 3-1 home defeat against bottom team and already mathematically relegated Salsomaggiore; if we add to this the 3-0 defeat in the first leg inflicted by Gamma Chimica Brugherio, the first away win of the season for Meschiari and his teammates, the ingredients for a white-hot challenge are all there.
Captain Matteo Meschiari takes stock: “Sarroch arrives at home on Sunday, a team fighting for direct salvation but which has expert players on its roster, one above all the setter Fabroni. The first leg match is a wonderful memory for us because it represented an important turning point for our season, a match where the whole team performed at excellent levels and where what made the difference was everyone’s determination in wanting to dispel the taboo of away games, having not won away from home until then. On Sunday and then the following day we will only have to think about winning by doing our best, then we will see how far we have managed to go.”
