B M – Rari Nantes Bologna: Saturday marks the start of the season
Everything is ready at Rari Nantes Bologna for the beginning of the men's Serie B championship.
After the promotion achieved last season, which ended with a victory over Certaldo Nuoto and the jump in category, Antonio Viola's boys are ready to take to the field, starting this Saturday in the new season that awaits them.
Departures, arrivals, and many new faces, many of whom also come from a flourishing youth sector that continues to produce young athletes with great potential year after year.
This year, the men's senior team is expecting a long and challenging Serie B championship against opponents with great prestige, experience, and quality.
For the young Rari Nantes team, this will be an important test, a new step to confirm the growth that has raised the level of our first team year after year, but also of the entire youth sector in general.
This is the result of the work of a prepared technical staff and a club that sees the first team as an emanation and work carried out among the juniors.
Let's talk about Serie B, as mentioned, a challenging championship, but at the same time exciting, with Francesco Sgobbi and his teammates facing it with curiosity and a desire to compete against teams from a higher category.
It all starts on Saturday, and it's immediately a tough test for the Rariboys against Plebiscito Padova.
Appointment at 5:30 pm at the Sterlino pool, and then a repeat the following week on December 14th against Bergamo before the Christmas break, and then back in the pool on January 11th against Verona.
So, the first appointment is this Saturday at 5:30pm at the Sterlino pool for the match against Plebiscito Padova, a historic event not to be missed.
The opponents
Aquatica Torino, Plebiscito Padova, Cus Geas Milano, Bengodi Verona, Mestrina Nuoto, Nuoto Club Monza, Onda Blu, Bergamo Pallanuoto, and Pallanuoto Vicenza,
Dates and Format
As mentioned, it starts on December 7th, then there’s a repeat on the 14th before it's time for a break, with a one-month pause for the Christmas holidays.
The Serie B championship will resume on January 11th with the third matchday, and from there on, it will be a continuous run until May 10th, the day scheduled for the 9th and final round of the championship.
Based on the outcome of the regular season, the top four teams from the four Serie B groups will participate in the promotion playoffs; the eighth and ninth teams in each group will instead be engaged in the relegation playoffs, while the tenth-placed team in each group will be relegated directly to Serie C.
As for the dates, the relegation playoff finals are scheduled for May 17th, 24th, and potentially the 31st, following a best-of-three format.
On the other hand, the promotion playoff semifinals will be played on May 17th, 21st, with a possible decisive third game on May 24th, while the promotion playoff finals are scheduled for May 31st, June 4th, and potentially the decisive and final match on June 7th.
The Schedule
Rari Nantes Bologna-Plebiscito Padova (1st leg 12/7, 2nd leg 3/8)
Pallanuoto Bergamo-Rari Nantes Bologna (1st leg 12/14, 2nd leg 3/15)
Rari Nantes Bologna-Bentegodi Verona (1st leg 1/11, 2nd leg 3/22)
Geas Milano-Rari Nantes Bologna (1st leg 1/18, 2nd leg 3/29)
Rari Nantes Bologna-Mestrina Nuoto (1st leg 1/25, 2nd leg 4/5)
Pallanuoto Vicenza-Rari Nantes Bologna (1st leg 2/1, 2nd leg 4/12)
Rari Nantes Bologna-Aquatica Torino (1st leg 2/8, 2nd leg 4/26)
Rari Nantes Bologna-Onda Blu (1st leg 2/22, 2nd leg 5/3)
Nuoto Club Monza-Rari Nantes Bologna (1st leg 3/1, 2nd leg 5/10)
Filippo Mazzoni
Communications Office Rari Nantes Bologna
photo by Paolo Tassoni-Rari Nantes Bologna
