A1 M - Pro Recco too strong: Training Academy Olympic Roma loses 2-12
Training Academy Olympic Roma - Pro Recco 2-12 (0-4, 0-3, 1-3, 1-2)
Very difficult, indeed impossible, to play against a team of champions like Pro Recco. This is Serie A1: the Training Academy Olympic Roma loses 2-12 on the 3rd day of the championship, bowing to the overpowering force of the Ligurian team. The Romans were never in the game, perhaps even too subdued in their demeanor, aware of facing a truly unbeatable team. Pride and joy remain in playing these matches, with the stands packed and phenomenal players in the water. But the past is behind us: next Saturday in Naples - against Posillipo - an important challenge awaits the boys of coach Mario Fiorillo.
The match report
A monologue by Pro Recco in the first two halves: perfect white and blue defenders, ruthless in attack. Negri's defense - in goal instead of Del Lungo in the first half of the match - allowed very little for Captain Mirarchi and his teammates. The game went into the change of ends with a score of 0-7. The game didn't change after the long break: Recco extended their lead to 0-10, when Vitale scored the first goal for the home team, 1-10. Then two more goals by the visitors, ending at the final score of 2-12 by Tartaro.
Here are the words of the coach of Training Academy Olympic Roma, Mario Fiorillo: "We knew it would be a forbidden match. Pro Recco remains one of the strongest teams in the world and it shows in every match. Honestly, some feelings today are not good: if I had positive feelings with Savona and Trieste, I think today we took a step back. We didn’t do badly in defense, in fact, while in attack we had a too timid approach and lacked competitive fierceness. We wouldn’t have won the game anyway, but I didn’t like the too resigned attitude."
Training Academy Olympic Roma: Giannotti, Ballarini, Vitale 1, Graziosi, Leporale, Agh, Cianchetti, Kadar, Mirarchi, De Robertis, Tartaro 1, Patti, Peluso, Cotugno. TPV: Mario Fiorillo.
Pro Recco: Del Lungo, Di Fulvio 3, De Marchi, Cannella 1, Younger 1, Fondelli, Cavalli, Durik 2, Iocchi Gratta 1, Scarmi 1, Condemi 2, Vujosevic, Negri, Haverkampf 1. TPV: Sandro Sukno.
Man-up situations: Training Academy Olympic Roma 2/11, Pro Recco 4/12 + 1/2 penalties.
Referees: Calabrò and Roberti Vittory.
Andrea Esposito
Communications Manager Olympic Roma
Photo by Marika Torcivia
