Serie A Elite, Rovigo-Viadana: statements from Giazzon and Pavan

Rovigo-Viadana is the big match of the eighth day of Serie A Elite, the last match of 2024 in the top Italian championship.

The rossoblu are first in the standings with 32 points, a clear path so far made up of 7 victories out of 7 games played. The yellow and blacks, on the other hand, are 3 points away and are fresh from their only defeat of the season, the home defeat against Petrarca 20-28.

Read also: Serie A Elite men: the results of Saturday's matches

The statements of Giazzon and Pavan

The game will be played at the Battaglini in Rovigo at 3.30pm, live on Rai 2. For the Bersaglieri, a special match after the passing of Chiara Moscardi, Matteo's sister, who was regularly on the pitch today: “It was a week of those you would never want live. A terrible moment that shook us but seeing the team so united convinces me more and more to say that we are a special group” said Davide Giazzon, coach of Rodigini, at Corriere del Veneto.

The rossoblu coach will field an experienced XV with Alberto Chillon number 9 and Matteo Ferro among the forwards: “We know what type of team Viadana is, the game it wants to express and how it will arrive in Rovigo”.

On the other hand, Gilberto Pavan charged his team after the defeat against Petrarca: “We must try to react. We know we will face a tough team and it will be tough for us. But we have the means to put them in difficulty and win the match” declared the Gialloroneri coach a The Gazzetta di Mantua.

“They have never lost this season and this makes everything even more complicated, but we have a good attack. It is our strong point and we must try to enhance it even more. Compared to the match against Petrarca we have to be more disciplined” said Gilberto Pavan.

Serie A Elite: the Rovigo-Viadana teams

Rovigo: 15 Mirko Belloni, 14 Flavio Pio Vaccari, 13 Facundo Diederich Ferrario, 12 Matteo Moscardi, 11 Rafael Lertora, 10 Brandon Thomson, 9 Alberto Chillon, 8 Lautaro Casado Sandri, 7 Duccio Cosi, 6 Stefano Sironi, 5 Matteo Ferro (C) , 4 Paolo Steolo, 3 Entienne Swanepoel, 2 Lapo Frangini, 1 Nicola Pomaro
Available: 24 Enrico Giulian, 17 Andrea Dalla Sala, 18 Antonio Tripodo, 19 Alfonso Zottola, 20 Samuele Ortis, 21 Riccardo Paganin, 22 Andrea Visentin, 23 Paolo Uncini

Viadana: 15 Matias Sauze, 14 Fabrizio Ciardullo, 13 Juan Franco Morosini, 12 Tommaso Jannelli (C), 11 Andrea Bronzini, 10 Martin Roger-Faris, 9 Patricio Baronio, 8 Federico Ruiz, 7 Samuele Locatelli, 6 Juan Wagenpfeil, 5 Juan Cruz Marchiori, 4 Fabrizio Boschetti, 3 Rodrigo Oubiña, 2 Ignacio Dorronsoro, 1 Alan Oubiña
Available: 16 Giovanni Quattrini, 17 Fabrizio Fiorentini, 18 Marlon Mignucci, 19 Jacopo Loretoni, 20 Marcello Catalano, 21 Pietro Di Chio, 22 Benjamin Madero, 23 Simone Brisighella.

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