After the break, Romeo Sorrento returns to play on the Palatigliana taraflex Sunday evening at 6 p.m., to welcome the promoted Domotek Reggio Calabria.
The Calabrian team is in its first year in A3 and plays its home matches in the renovated Palacalafiore, the magnificent complex which, in the past, hosted European and international volleyball competitions. During the first five days of the championship, Domotek Reggio Calabria has totaled 9 points in four matches played.
On the opening day in Serie A, they won 3-1 on the always difficult pitch of Modica. In the next match, they won two points at home by beating the renowned Lagonegro 3-2. After taking a break on matchday three, they added another point in the trip to Campobasso and last Sunday, three more by beating Napoli 3-0 at the Palacalafiore. A course which, despite the observed rest lap, allows them to occupy fourth place in the standings with 7 points ahead of the teams in the relegation zone.
The concentration
An opponent who should absolutely not be underestimated but who must be faced with the concentration and determination necessary to avoid unpleasant surprises. Also in this case, the support of the friendly public will be fundamental and we can bet that despite the concomitance with the tennis finals and the national football team’s match against France in the evening, local supporters will once again fill the stands of the Palatigliana so as not to fail to support captain Patriarca and his companions.
To direct this important match, Mr. Giuseppe De Simeis from Bari was appointed as first referee and Mr. Pierpaolo Di Bari from Fasano as second referee. Responsible for the video check, Mr. Baldi Francesco.
Giuseppe De Simeis was born in Bari on November 24, 1973. Serie A referee since the 2012-2013 season. Since 2013/14 he has been Regional Match Officials Manager for the Puglia region. He lives in Lecce, with his wife Rosa and his children Gabriele (2014) and Zemira (2016). He works as a psychiatrist at Casarano hospital.
Pierpaolo Di Bari was born on December 21, 1977 in Fasano (BR) where he lives with his wife. He works as an employee in a private company. Series A referee since 2016.
The match will be viewable for free on the Ligue de Volley Série A YouTube channel
Here is some information to better understand today’s opponent.
Confirmed on the bench, the Régine Antonio Polimeni, born in 1982, who led Palmi in A3 as head coach for four seasons. It is he who will lead a squad which, compared to last and victorious season, has changed a lot.
Ferryman Lorenzo Esposito, born in Ascoli in 2003, height 185 cm. Simple namesake of the ex-Folgore striker. Last year he played in Serie B with Italchimici Foligno. The previous year in Cuneo in A2. Three matches played. Three points scored.
Opposite Domenico Laganà, born in Reggio Calabria in 1995, height 190 cm. Captain of the team that won promotion to Serie A. Previously, he played two seasons at Cinquefrondi in B and three years at Palmi in A3. In 2016-17, he wore the jersey of Folgore Massa in Serie B. In the four matches played so far, he has scored 69 points (7 aces and 4 blocks) with a respectable average of 17.3 points per match.
The two starting attackers are:
Enrico Lazzaretto – Paduan born in 1995, height 198 cm. Last year he won promotion to A2 with Macerata. In his eleventh season in Serie A with a total of 2,221 points scored, he is the most experienced member of the team. In the four matches played so far, he has scored 82 points (3 aces and 12 blocks) with an average of 20.5 points per game.
Marco Soncini, born in 1996, Argentinian with Italian passport. He began to handle the ball in his native land where he began to evolve on the field wearing the jerseys of Tunuyán de Mendoza, Vélez Sarsfield and Monteros Vóley Club, last passage before the transoceanic flight with landing in Calabria in Palmi: he begins its relationship with the A3 Series, repeated last season with Aurispa Delcar Lecce. In the four games played so far, he has scored 19 points (no aces and 4 blocks) with an average of 4.8 points per game.
The two incumbent exchanges are:
Alessandro Stufano, born in Bari in 2002, height 198 cm. Two seasons in A3 at Belluno. Previously, Gioia del Colle and Bari. In the four games played so far, he has scored 38 points (no aces and 9 blocks) with an average of 9.5 points per game.
Antonio Picardo (Molisano, born in 1996, height 197 cm. In his first season in A. Arrived in Reggio Calabria in January from R&S Volley Project Mozzate and one of the rare returnees from the team that won promotion. He a long experience in series B between Isernia (4 years), Ottaviano, Pineto (3 years), Potenza Picena and Campobasso). In the four matches played so far, he has scored 31 points (3 aces and 8 blocks) with an average of 7.8 points per game.
Another element with enormous experience is the libero Saverio De Santis, born in Locri in 1999, coming from Cisterna Volley of Superlega. Previously, six consecutive seasons in A2 between Gioia del Colle, Lamezia Terme and Castellana Grotte (4 years).
The most used replacements are:
striker Kevin Lamp, born in 2000, height 195 cm. Born in Chicago, United States. Estonian sports nationality. He’s from Stanford University. In the four matches played so far, he has scored 14 points (3 aces and no blocks) with an average of 3.5 points per game.
the opposite class 2000 Marco Spagnol in his fourth season in A3 last year at Modica, previously at Savigliano and Bologna. In the four games played so far, he has scored 8 points (1 ace and 3 blocks) with an average of 2 points per game.
the second passer Marco Pugliatti (1998) last year in B at Why Company Stella Azzurra Sestu. A point scored
the central Eduardo Murabito, born in Rome in 2004, height 207 cm, last year in Motta di Livenza in A3, three points scored (2 blocks)
Completing the squad: striker Francesco Galipò, born in Messina in 2004, in his first experience in Serie A; the central Fabio Giuliani, born in Reggio in 2006, renewed; the libero Massimiliano Lopetrone, born in San Giovanni in Fiore in 2002, renewed.
