Paralimpica - Serie A Silver: Trieste to Naples for the Final-Four

IN SEMIFINAL TRIESTE WILL FACE GRANDA CUNEO
BETTINI: "WE WANT TO TRY TO LIFT A TROPHY"

The decisive appointment. Between Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 July, the "Felice Scandone" swimming pool in Naples will host the Final-Four of the Serie A Silver championship of paralympic water polo under the Finp umbrella. Pallanuoto Trieste arrives with a perfect score after a run of eight consecutive victories between the first and second rounds. The team, sponsored by Samer & Co. Shipping, will face Granda Cuneo (fourth in the regular season) in the Saturday semifinal (at 4:15 p.m.), with the second semifinal being a match between Crazy Waves Pisa and Mo.Cri.Ni. Palermo. On Sunday at 9:00 a.m. the "small final" for third place, and at 11:30 a.m. the match that will award the Silver Scudetto. At the same time in Naples, the Final-Four of Serie A Gold will also take place.

"We are excited and ready for this event," explains coach Daniele Bettini. "We have a truly important opportunity, the chance to try to lift a trophy. We absolutely want to achieve it. We are coming from a long series of victories, but in a Final-Four everything is reset. We will need to handle the pressure of the stakes well. We have trained well, the group has grown steadily throughout the season, and we are going to Naples to achieve the best result."

The squad for the Final-Four: Giulio Gerbino, Alessio Ciaglia, Elisabetta Braidot, Danilo Ikodinovic, Omar Cantoro, Matteo Vicini, Savino Mansi (c), Stefania Galasso, Giovanni Pagliai, Mauro Scarpa. Coach Daniele Bettini, assistant coach Lara Vitali, team manager Andrea Brazzatti.

Pallanuoto Trieste
In the photo: the paralympic water polo team of Pallanuoto Trieste