With the six points earned after victories against Honda Olivero Cuneo and Il Bisonte Firenze, Perugia, who are competing in the Italian elite for the fourth time in club history, got to eight points, climbing the standings to 11th place.
Now just four points below the qualification zone for the playoffs, they will have a huge opportunity to start seeing the postseason closer against Roma, who are at the bottom of sthe tandings with four points and dropped their last eight matches, remaining winless in the Lega Femminile for almost two months.
“We’re definitely going through a positive period after getting the points against Cuneo and Firenze, but our approach remains the same from the start of the season,” said Romanian outside hitter Adelina Budăi-Ungureanu. “I think we have always worked well and we need to continue doing it now. Roma are coming from a difficult period, but there are no easy matches in the Italian League. We want to extend our winning streak and we count on the support of our fans, who have always been there for us.”
With 15 points scored against Firenze, the 24-year-old Romanian was one of Perugia’s standouts in the match. Offensively, the team heavily relies on Hungarian opposite Anett Németh, the league’s top scorer, with 214 points.
