A1 F - Trieste on the field of league leaders Orizzonte
WOMEN'S SERIE A1: SEVENTH MATCHDAY OF THE SEASON
PAOLO ZIZZA: "WE WILL TRY TO PLAY OPENLY"
It's dizzying. On Wednesday, November 27, in the ahead of the seventh matchday of the women's Serie A1 championship, Pallanuoto Trieste will be a guest of league leader Orizzonte Catania. The match will be played at the Nesima pool starting at 2:30 PM, with live streaming on the Sport Web Sicilia YouTube channel. The match referees are Alessandro Cavallini from Avegno and Andrea Zedda from Quartu.
The team sponsored by Samer & Co. Shipping, coming from the splendid victory over Sis Roma, is getting ready to face an intense week to say the least. First, the top clash with the Catania team, then on Saturday the delicate trip to Budapest for the return of the Euro Cup quarter-finals. However, Paolo Zizza prefers to focus on one commitment at a time. "First of all, it's nice to face opponents of such prestige and be in the running for such important tasks," explains the Neapolitan coach. "The group is doing well, we are fully aware of our possibilities, we go to Catania to play openly. We know them, a very strong team, used to winning. To achieve a positive result, we will have to be perfect. Just like against Sis, the defensive phase will be crucial. We will try to concede few goals and avoid gifts, players like those from Orizzonte have the quality to punish you for the slightest error. No, we are not distracted by Keruleti. We are focused on Wednesday's match, we will think about the Euro Cup afterwards." The lineup remains the same, Zizza will field the same fourteen players who played in the 10-8 victory against Sis at "Bruno Bianchi".
Despite a sort of revolution that took place during the summer transfer market, Martina Miceli's Orizzonte always appears as the number one candidate for the title. The reigning Italian champions lead the standings with 15 points (2 points ahead of Pallanuoto Trieste, who have a game in hand), even though their recent outings have not been particularly successful: a defeat in Rapallo (11-9 for the Ligurians) and also a defeat against Sant Andreu in the Champions League (16-10 for the Spaniards). The Catania team's roster is void of weak points, with highlights including Setterosa goalkeeper Aurora Condorelli, former Orizzonte players Dafne Bettini and Gaia Gagliardi, veterans Giulia Viacana and Chiara Tabani, and Australian Bronte Halligan, silver medalist at the Paris Olympics. A direct confrontation between the two teams occurred earlier this season, during the group stage of the Italian Cup on October 12 with a 9-6 victory for Catania.
Alessandro Scollo
Pallanuoto Trieste
