Allianz Vero Volley MILANO - VakifBank ISTANBUL

Allianz Vero Volley MILANO

• Marco Gaspari (Coach Allianz Vero Volley Milano): "We are approaching this challenge with confidence, however we are aware that in front of us we will have a team accustomed to this type of match. They are the winners of the last two editions of the Champions League; they also have great experience at that kind of game, and they will want a revenge after the first leg. For us it is essential to consolidate the first place: we must enter the field, as with Scandicci and against them in Istanbul, trying to push hard on the serve and work well on the block. In the attack, however, we will have to try to be free to do what we know to do well. We return on the pitch tomorrow with the desire to end at the top in a very complicated group."
• Alessia Orro (Allianz Vero Volley Milano): "It will be a very balanced and exciting match. They will certainly try to put something different on the pitch compared to the first leg: I expect a reaction. For our part, we will have the desire to win in front of our fans, which will be very numerous, showing how much, we are growing both in terms of level and desire to be on that kind of games. I repeat it will be a very exciting match and I invite all our fans to come to the Allianz Cloud."

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• Giovanni Guidetti (VakıfBank Sports Club’s Head Coach): "We are very excited to go to Milan and to play against a great team that is in excellent form in the last few matches. We know that the outcome of the match is not very important for the final ranking. However, in Istanbul, Milan won very convincingly against us, and we want to show that we have been working hard and have improved significantly. We will take the court to make their job much more difficult."
• Chiaka Ogbogu (Vakiıfbank Sports Club player): "Once again, we are coming to the Champions League, and we will be playing our last game of the group. I am very excited for this opportunity because we know that there is a very difficult match ahead of us. We know that Milano is a strong opponent with very talented players. I believe we've been preparing very well for this match. I am confident in the preparations we have been doing. I thank my teammates, and I'm excited that I’ll be able to see our strong performance. I hope we will give our best effort and continue to climb."