Cantù - Castellana

Italy - Serie A2, Promotion Playoffs, Quarterfinal

Libertas Pallavolo Cantu and New Mater Volley Castellana will kick off the most exciting phase of the championship, the promotion stage to the top league. Libertas Cantu enters the match strong in second place in the standings, behind only the powerhouse of Vibo.

In the friendly confines of the Palafrancescucci, the Cantu boys will host coach Francesco Denora's team in the first of a possible three encounters in these quarterfinals. The previous meetings between the two teams this season saw the home team win both times in the regular season but lose in the Italian Cup.

Cantu comes into the match after an excellent season, where the team has had a constant improvement and cannot wait to compete for the goal of an entire season. The Pugliesi, on the other hand, come in certainly more shaken, with the recent dismissal of Coach Jorge Cannestracci, leaving the group in the hands of his assistant Giuseppe Barbone.

Also for this match, we see the home team as the favorites, both for the home court factor, which is predominant in a best-of-three series, and for a more experienced and more in-sync roster than the Pugliese. If Cantu wants to move on to the next phase, a well-defined goal from the beginning of the season, it must undoubtedly win the first game of the three to arrive in Puglia next Sunday without having to put everything on the line in the hottest court of the championship.

Preti and his teammates know it well and will take the field to attack Castellana immediately.