Lombard derby for Paola Egonu and co.

Lombard derby for Paola Egonu and teammates

Numia Vero Volley Milan, fresh from the victory against VakifBank in the last match of the group stage of the CEV Champions League, è awaited by a new championship challenge. Coach Lavarini’s boys are ready to leave for Busto Arsizio for the next match. On Sunday, Jan. 26, at 5 p.m., they will meet at the almost full E-Work Arena against the Butterflies of Eurotek Uyba Busto Arsizio.

In the seventh day of the return match of Serie A1 Tigotà, Paola Egonu and her teammates will face a well-known opponent, already faced in twenty-eight matches: the balance è balanced, with fourteen victories on each side. In the first match, the meneghine won 3-2 and aim to repeat the success to maintain the positive trend of the last few weeks. On the contrary, the Farfalle come from an up-and-down period, with two losses in the last three days against Scandicci and Chieri and a win over Pinerolo.

Among the protagonists of the match, many former players on both sides. Alessia Orro, captain of Milan and previously in Busto for three years, and coach Stefano Lavarini, who led Busto in the last year of the meneghina baller's tenure. For their part, there are three athletes from Eurotek Uyba who have worn the Vero Volley jersey: Jennifer Boldini, Josephine Obossa – winner of the CEV Cup in 2021 with Milan – and Martina Morandi, formerly of Vero Volley youth sector.

The Butterflies will enter the 80° Tigotà A1 Series championship with a renewed roster. Five confirmed players and nine new arrivals, including five internationals. Prominent among the new faces are Belgian powerhouse Van Avermaet and American Howard, as well as several female slappers and young talents in the libero and opposite roles. At the technical helm is coach Barbolini, who arrived during the current season.