(Saverio Albanese for iVolleymagazine.it) The third Sicilian derby of this first round of group D of the third national category smiles at Marsala Volley, which in a comeback overtakes the freshman Pvt Modica and forcefully climbs up the rankings, returning to just one point from third place occupied by the Volleyrò Casal De Pazzi – Star Volley Bisceglie couple.
The performance of the Lilibetan collective was decisive, led for the third consecutive match by coach Lucio Tomasella, who closes this 2024 with his personal balance sheet of three victories and eight points out of the nine available in the three matches as head coach and is waiting to understand in the next few days ( considering the three week break for the Christmas and end-of-year holidays) the decisions that the Marsala team will make if they are confirmed as head coach at least until the end of the season.
The Modican team played an excellent first set, where they were taken by the hand by the spiker of the Umbrian capital Beatrice Meniconi fresh ex, together with the Ancona Alice Gasbarroni, last year in Marsala, authors of 14 and 10 points, while the third ex of Doriana Lo Iacono day, but protagonist of the promotion from B2 to B1 of Fly Volley Marsala in the 2021-2022 competitive season, and remained on the bench for the entire duration of the dispute. In the long run, however, the quality of the Lilibetans made the difference in the long run, with captain Barbara Varaldo and Beatrice Pozzoni, 18 points each, making a clear difference in attack. At the end of the first set the powerful Turin central defender Giulia Caserta returned to the bench due to injury at the end of the first set, however replaced in a more than positive manner by the Pisan Asya Zingoni. We will return to the field now in the second weekend of January for the last two matches of this first round with the Lilibetans who will travel to Montesilvano to face the Cinderella Sirdeco Volley Pescara and then face the highly rated Lu.Vo Barattoli Arzano at home. Modica, however, when hostilities resume, will face two crucial challenges for survival against teams that are just one point ahead of them in the general standings: Castellana Grotte at home and Santa Teresa Riva away.
Marsala Volley– Epas Agppac Pvt Modica 3–1 (20–25 25–18 25–21 25–16)
MARSALA: Courroux 3, Varaldo 18, Cecchini 10, Caserta 2, Pozzoni 18, Bondavalli 8, Oggioni (L1); Zingoni 8, Lo Gerfo (L2), Carpio ne, Guastella ne. Coach: Lucio Tomasella
PVT MODICA: Brioli cap. 3, Poles 9, Palazzi 3, Carnazzo 9, Gasbarroni 10, Meniconi 14, Ferrantello (L1); Ferrari, Lucescul, Lo Iacono none, Gitti Marika none, Gatta (L2–) none, Giombini none. Coach: Luca D'Amico
Referees: Mantegna and Virgillito.
