Win to still hope. More. A feat is needed, or rather two: Hokkaido is forced to win on the field of league leaders Mirandola at 18 pm, where the Modena team, already certain of the top spot and the playoffs, lost only once in their first home game of the season, before stringing together 25 consecutive victories.
This is enough, on the eve of the penultimate day of the regular season, to explain how narrow the road is for the rossoblù to hope for second place and playoffs, but there is another bottleneck. It would also take the defeat of Villadoro, at home with Remedello, or in any case the Modena team would have to lose at least one point, given that they have 3 more than Bologna and in the event of a 3-0 or 3-1 victory they would become unreachable even in the presence of a feat by Hokkaido, by virtue of the set quotient, which would be higher in the event that the two teams were to arrive at the same points.
moral: Bologna is playing today for its last remaining chances of second place and the playoffs in group C of the men’s B volleyball championship and will hardly be able to expect any discounts from Mirandola, which a season ago was condemned to relegation from A3 to A2 by Hokkaido, which then gave up the title.
In case of verdicts, next season will have to be planned. One thing is certain: it will be Serie A only if conquered on the field and it is tough.
Meanwhile, the future is knocking on the door. The under 19s have qualified for the national finals and two days ago the under 17s won the regional Final Four, reaching the national finals themselves, with Bigozzi named best middle blocker and director Falzone best setter and MVP: both are part of the first team, a sign that talent, as amply demonstrated by a season in which Bologna is running for the playoffs after starting with the goal of staying up, is not lacking.
The other races: Transports Villadoro-Kema Asola Remedello, Zotup Scanzorosciate-Cremonese, Canottieri Ongina-Univolley Carpi, Arredopark Dual Caselle-Radici Products Cazzago, Imoecon Crema-Modena Volley, Volley Veneto Benacus-Mgr Grassobbio. Rest: Ferramenta Astori Montichiari.
The ranking: Mirandola 72; Transports Villadoro 62; Hokkaido Bologna 59; Zotup Scanzorosciate 52; Arredopark Dual Caselle 50; Volley Veneto Benacus 45: Modena Volley 36; Ferramenta Astori Montichiari 35; Radici Products Cazzago 34; Canottieri Ongina 33; Cremonese 31; Kema Asola Remedello 30; Imecon Crema 18; Univolley Carpi 17; Mgr Grassobbio 14.
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