The traditional boxing day of the Serie A1 Tigotà brings that Real Mutua Fenera Chieri ’76 at PalaIgor againstIgor Gorgonzola Novara. The game, planned Tuesday, December 26th with impetus 17 o’clockopens the second round and is the last game of 2023. The derby will be broadcast live on television by Sky Sport Arena.
Fourth and fifth place overall With 30 and 25 points, the next opponents also come at the end of January in the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup Frecciarossa, Novara and Chieri in the other three championship games played in December with an almost mirror-image path to the challenge, a defeat on the tenth day and two 3-point victories in the next two rounds.
Between the championship and the cup, Novara has achieved eleven victories in the fifteen previous games between the two clubs, the last on the list being the 0-3 in the opening game of the season at PalaFenera. Two exes, one on each side and, strangely, both setters: Rachele Morello and Francesca Bosio.
At Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri ’76, the vice-captain takes stock on the eve of the game Ilaria Spirito: “It’s a great opportunity to make up for the 3-0 first leg defeat. We have changed a lot since then and we would like to show it. The derby takes place just before another game, an away game in which we played four sets. Of course we have little time to recover, but I’m sure we will go onto the pitch with the desire to show that we can really compete with anyone.”
“Compared to the first leg, Novara has recovered its players, especially Akimova, who is their reference point. We have to be good at conquering the field immediately with the right determination, as we did at Casalmaggiore, and try to bring home points from what will certainly be a difficult pitch like Novara’s“.
(Source: press release)
