The historic and unprecedented semifinal conquered, now Turkey to take the dream even further. Which is also the family challenge between Monica De Gennaro and Daniele Santarelli. The Italian volleyball player, at her fourth Olympics will experience a double emotion, because after the success over Serbia, Italy faces the European champions tomorrow, already met and beaten in the group stage of these Paris Games.
“We are very happy, we managed to get past this quarter-final which unfortunately in other Olympics had always been fatal – said the 37-year-old -. We are aware of having done something historic, but we don’t want to stop”.
On the other side of the net, the Turkish team coached by Daniele Santerelli “This is my fourth Olympics in Paris and I want to enjoy it until the end, trying to prolong our adventure as much as possible” continued the veteran Italian. “I expect a different match from the one in the group.
For me, obviously, it will be a special match, even if in recent years it has already happened several times that I had to face Daniele (Santarelli ed.) in national team matches.
The Olympics represent the greatest dream for all the people who belong to the world of sport, for this reason, both he and I, I am convinced that we will do our best to reach the final on Sunday. Once we enter the court, all the concentration will be focused on the match, to beat Turkey we will have to show our best volleyball. As always, once we enter the court, all the concentration will be focused on the match, to beat Turkey we will have to show our best volleyball.” Ekaterina Antropova is instead making her debut in the five circles: “I am happy to have been able to give my contribution, one of our strengths is precisely knowing how to help each other when needed.
There is positive energy in the group and a great desire to move forward, just look at how we cheer when we are on the bench. We want to make ourselves heard by the girls on the pitch and we try to support them”.
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2024-08-07 16:25:09
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