Calzedonia Verona has a big chance to eliminate the defending champs, after the road win last saturday at PalaPanini in Game 1. This will be an historical goal for Verona, a team who never reached Semifinals for the title in club history. After Nikola Grbic’s team win in Modena, this goal seems to be very near. Azimut Modena is still there, they want to fight until the last ball on the ground to defend the title, if they will win at Agsm Forum in Verona they will force the series to Game 3 at PalaPanini. Will be a tough challenge for Tubertini’s team, but Modena, with their history and their tradition, is ready for the fight.
Previous: 27 (6 Verona, 21 Modena)
Champioship: 2 – 2 times in Regular Season 1 win apiece
Play Off: 1 Quarterfinals (1 Verona).
Former Players: Maxwell Philip Holt Verona 2009-2010, Michele Baranowicz Modena 2012-2013, Uros Kovacevic Modena 2012-2015 (16/12/12).
RECORDS
Championship and Italian Cup: Mitar Djuric – 13 points to 1500, Luigi Randazzo – 1 game to 100 (Calzedonia Verona); Luca Vettori – 2 blocks to 200 (Azimut Modena).
Nikola Grbic (Calzedonia Verona): “Playoffs are another championship, we started it on saturday. We did a great job by winning in Modena, but now we have to forget the past and focus on next game. Modena will arrive focused and determined to win, will be a no tomorrow game for the, we’ll have to play as we played in Game 1. We were good mentally, in last game, we were on every single ball, when we were in trouble, we reactd remaining into the game, that’s the best thing in our last game. We need to replay this attitude”.
Lorenzo Tubertini (Azimut Modena): “In Verona will be a no tomorrow game, we know it. But have to know that we can do it. We can win. We want to be serene and determined, knowing our strength. We can play some high level volleyball, also versus big teams”.
