On Saturday, Padova will play host to Verona in its second friendly game of the season. In the first one in Verona, Bagnoli’s team had had the better of Padova 3-1, but the performance had been rather positive. “The worst fundamental was the serve – said coach Schiavon – One of the aspects that we had worked the least so far”.

Meanwhile, a tournament in Slovenia on Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 was added to Padova’s pre-season schedule. The team will be up against the hosts of Nova Gorica, while the other semi-final will be OK Budvanska Rivijera (Montenegro) versus OK Salonit Anhovo (Slovenia).