CBF Balducci triumphs 3-0 against Messina: promotion to Serie A1 within reach

There is satisfaction among the players of the CBF Balducci is preferably used for victory 3-0 (25-22 25-12 25-16) and for the performance against Messina in game 1 of the playoff final which gives the promotion to Serie A1 di women's volleyball, but there is also the awareness of not having crossed the finish line because tomorrow at 19 pm the girls will play in Sicily. "We keep our feet on the ground - observes Alessia Fiesoli, captain of the Macerata team - and now we will try to close the discussion in game 2. On Easter day we played good volleyball, the tension, which was there anyway, of a final did not emerge. We had fun on the court and played a devastating game". In fact, after the first set, CBF Balducci won with a large score in the other two. "Today - adds the middle blocker Alessia Mazzon - we showed off a better game, but we have to continue fighting. It's not over, another difficult game awaits us where we will give everything we have". Vittoria Battista, spiker for CBF Balducci, is satisfied. "We were very orderly - she explains - we weren't afraid to attack, running the risk of being blocked or defended by a very strong team, we weren't afraid and we continued to shoot: this was the key to game 1 and I hope it can be the same in the next one". The focus is on tomorrow's match in Messina, a key moment in the CBF Balducci season. "It will be another battle - anticipates setter Asia Bonelli, awarded as MVP of game 1 - in which we will have to show the same aggressiveness in the correlation of block defense". Middle blocker Sara Caruso, who scored 9 points in game 1, identifies the winning key that needs to be used tomorrow in Sicily. "We were good - she explains - to immediately reset everything after a mistake, to keep our wits about us and to think about the next ball. We also served well, creating difficulties for our opponents and tomorrow at their home we will have to repeat a similar performance". Coach Valerio Lionetti is satisfied, and not only for the victory. "I am proud - he explains - of the team play, seeing the girls help each other from start to finish, having seen a team that plays by heart where the group comes to the aid of those who are having a difficult time". This is the thread that unites the performances offered in the last two challenges, the one in game 3 of the semifinal against Itas Trentino and the one on Easter Sunday against Messina.

Now the thought runs to tomorrow. "We need to start again from this performance - Lionetti anticipates - which gives us an injection of confidence, we will have to try to repeat what we did on Easter day, maybe even better if possible, and be even more cynical and ruthless because we will play on a difficult court, against a team that has always expressed excellent volleyball at home and against a crowd that will give the girls a boost". The crowd was a weapon for CBF Balducci in game 1. "At Fontescodella - says Bonelli - there was a unique atmosphere, having the Palas full was adrenaline-filled". For Caruso it was thrilling to see so many people. "The fans - he says - helped us a lot and it was an honor to have the Palas full. Now we will study Messina even better". Captain Fiesoli shows the way. "The Messina crowd - says the expert player - cannot be better than ours because the Palas Macerata was something incredible. Tomorrow we will have to enter the field with malice, without fear of winning and with the desire to close the matter".