A1 F - Bogliasco opens the championship by taking over Lazio's home
Revenge served! Six days after the defeat suffered in Padua in the Italian Cup, AGN Energia Bogliasco 1951 gets its payback on Lazio, beating them away from home in the opening round of Serie A1.
In Acilia, the white and blue team coached by Mario Sinatra, arriving in the capital without the unavailable Bianca Rosta and with only twelve players on the roster, won 7-2, always leading the match from the opening goal scored by Giulia Millo. The away team doubled their lead shortly after with Dorotea Spampinato, before Lazio scored their first goal to reduce the gap close to the end of the first quarter. Bogliasco extended the distance in the second quarter, with the first goal in white and blue by Eleonora Bianco, but once again the Lazio team caught up just after the change of ends. At that point, however, the Bogliasco team shifted gears. Valeria Uccella's goal was sealed off, and new goals by Spampinato and Bianco, along with Rogondino's goal, brought the score to 6-2 with eight minutes remaining. This time was enough for the Levantine team to further enrich the scoresheet, allowing Millo to close the circle opened at the start of the game.
“I am happy for this excellent start - commented coach Sinatra at the end of the match - evidently we prepared the game very well. We were great in defense, conceding little or nothing to the opponents, and a bit less effective in attack, where we could and should have done more. For now, though, it's fine. We had many debutants in the water, and it wasn't easy to start so well right away. And yet we were good and deserved this victory. However, I also want to congratulate the Lazio fans who, besides being numerous, were also extremely passionate. It's nice to see this kind of crowd, even when the support is against us, as it was today.”
SCOREBOARD:
SS LAZIO NUOTO-AGN ENERGIA BOGLIASCO 1951 2-7
SS LAZIO NUOTO: G. Acerbotti, I. Falso, G. Di Marcantonio, C. Ioannou, L. Boldrini, A. Imola, C. Tori 1, C. Lomonte, S. Rugora, L. Mataafa 1, F. Troncanetti, A. Rovetta, S. Lucherini, M. Esposito. Coach: Spagnoli
AGN ENERGIA BOGLIASCO 1951: V. Uccella, E. Bianco 2, D. Spampinato 2, L. Virzi, S. Bozzo, G. Millo 2, R. Rogondino 1, M. Paganello, B. Bo, M. Carpaneto, C. Paganuzzi, G. De Capitani Di Vimercate. Coach: Sinatra
Referees: Romolini and Rizzo
Notes:
Quarters: 1-2 0-1 1-3 0-1
Marco Tripodi
Press Office AGN Energia Bogliasco 1951
