The two weeks away from the friendly walls ended with another important result and an overall haul of 5 points out of the 6 available. As expected, before the match, at the Kioene Arena, WithU Verona faced a tenacious opponent, however keeping their nerves and winning the Derby del Veneto against Pallavolo Padova at the end of an exciting challenge. In addition, Stoytchev’s team, which added another piece to their season, broke a record. In fact, before Sunday there had never been a string of four victories in a row in the history of Verona Volley. A nice visiting card in view of the next engagement, which will see Valsa Group Modena, the current second force of the SuperLega, arriving at the Pala AGSM AIM.
Having recharged their batteries on the rest day granted by the staff, the Verona troop met this morning at the arena to start preparing for the match against the Emilians with the usual unloading session in the gym. In the afternoon we start with work on the technical-tactical part, which will continue tomorrow and Thursday, when two more double sessions are scheduled. On Friday, then, Raphael and his companions, who will continue to work on perfecting the game system and the understanding between the departments, will focus on a careful study of the opponent, also expected in the following days.
“We immediately saw that it would not be an easy match – analyzed coach Dario Simoni at the end of the match against the Paduans – the positive note is undoubtedly the two points won, which are good for the standings”. Then, looking towards Sunday, he said: “We have a very complicated race ahead of us, we’re interested in the points, so we have to bring home the result”.