Savino seeks continuity. Dress rehearsal for the cup

After last week's deserved but hard-fought victory at home to Volley Bergamo, Savino Del Bene takes to the field today at Palazzo Wanny (17 pm, live vbtv) to meet Vallefoglia and get a run-up in view of the Coppa Italia final four scheduled for next Saturday and Sunday in Bologna. Andrea Pistola's team, who were beaten 3-1 in the first half of the season, is playing a good championship: they are currently eighth in the standings, 3 points behind Busto Arsizio and 4 points behind Bergamo, and with six days left until the end of the regular season they are closing ranks to gain the best possible position in the play-off grid.

It is therefore a fearsome opponent that Scandicci will have to face with the right attitude and with few errors, right from the start, without having to chase as happened with Bergamo and other times during the season.

Gaspari is clear about this: "We are playing against a team that is coming off two very important victories: the one against Bergamo at home and then the substantial test against Rome. We therefore expect an opponent who will play with more confidence and who has also recovered several players from physical problems, so it will be a game to play. For us it will be a very important match, we must give continuity to the good things we are doing in the championship and try to keep our distance from the pursuers, remembering that the wall and the defense will be decisive because in the first leg we suffered a lot from Bici's attacks. They also have a player in Simone Lee on their roster who is very forceful in attack, and a technique like Giovannini, as well as two central players who are having an incredible season, so it is a very tough opponent".

Wearing the white and blue jersey are two former black and green tigers: Camilla Mingardi and Giulia Mancini who played with Vallefoglia last season and from 2021 to 2024 respectively.

Today's match is the tenth in A1 between the two teams, including last year's play-off quarter-finals, both won by Savino Del Bene.

Franco Morabito