Water polo, the Italian women’s cup is for Roma

On the day of the football derby, the girls of Rome celebrate in water polo. Italian Cup number 2, after the one won in 2019 in the same pool of Ostia, which became the welcoming home of the team led by Marco Capanna. Exciting match against Padova (victorious a week earlier in the league, 8-5), penalized by the absence of the Armit center and the Posterivo coach for Covid, with a worthy setting for the public. “It was a good match, congratulations to our opponents who have once again shown great character – comments Capanna to RaiSport -. We were a front-wheel drive group, then we made a qualitative leap behind, as evidenced by just two goals conceded in numerical parity. Thanks to the company, to all the staff, to those who work behind the scenes. Now we don’t have to get upset, there is the championship to pursue ”. Clearer than that.

WHAT DEFENSE

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In front of the coach Silipo, careful defenses (the Venetians often deploy a player next to Teani on the goal line), imprecise attacks in numerical superiority (they will close with a miserable 1 out of 8), hard contacts and long question and answer: the minibreak of Rome – who meanwhile loses Ranalli for three fouls after just 14 ‘and will also take advantage of some lucky carom – arrives between the third and fourth time, through the shots from distance of Giustini and Tabani, for the 5-3. Alessia Millo reduces the gap with the extra man, then La Roche signs the final 6-4.

3rd HORIZON

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Before the final, accompanied by messages of peace, the Ukrainian national team of synchronized swimming paraded, a guest in the federal center since 8 March. In the semifinals, Sis had beaten Verona 12-4 and Padova had folded 7-5 a stoic Orizzonte (winner of the last edition), who arrived in Ostia without four positive players at Covid and in any case always in the game. In the lively challenge for third place, the success of the Horizon 12-10: in the water in the last 5 ‘also the forty-two-year-old president Di Mario, as happened in December in the second round of the Euroleague in Budapest, due to the same emergency.

SIS ROME: Eichelberger, A. Cocchiere, Galardi 1, Avegno, Giustini 1, Ranalli 2, Picozzi, C Tabani 1, Nardini, Di Claudio, Storai, La Roche 1, Brandimarte. Herds. Capanna.

ANTENOR PADUA: Teani, L.Barzon 1 rig., Gottardo, Borisova 1, Queirolo 1, Casson, A.Millo 1, Dario, Tognon, Meggiato, Centanni, Grigolon, Giacon. Herds Trevisan.

REFEREES: Ferrari and Nicolosi.

NOTE: sup. num. Rome 8 (1 goal), Padua 8 (1). Exp. for protests Trevisan 3 ° t.

THE RESULTS Quarters: Verona-Bogliasco 14-7, Padua-Florentia 13-11. Semi-finals: Padua-Orizzonte 7-5, Rome-Verona 12-4. Finals: 3rd place Orizzonte-Verona 12-10, 1st place Rome-Padua 6-4.