Rugby: Italian Cup final tomorrow, it's Rovigo-Petrarca derby

A rivalry that has its roots in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War and that tomorrow, at 3 pm, will celebrate its 167th act: Femi Cz Rovigo and Argos Petrarca Padova take the field in the final of the Italian rugby cup, at the 'Mario Battaglini' , the home of the Bersaglieri, in yet another re-proposal of a challenge that embodies the essence of Italian rugby.
A direct confrontation very much felt, by the public and by the teams, to have conquered over time the name of Derby d'Italia and that tomorrow, for the first time, will award the National Cup.
Today, after their respective final sessions, the two coaches Umberto Casellato and Andrea Marcato - both with a blue background as players - have made their respective teams official. "We know that Saturday's game will be difficult, also considering the importance of the race - says Casellato -.
We face Petrarch, who did not have an easy first part of the championship, because he immediately met very strong teams. But they are very prepared and have a great manager, so we expect a tough game. But we are confident. "Marcato is also an optimist, a 36-year-old coach who has already won a championship at the helm of Petrarca.
"We are happy to have reached this opportunity and we are focused on doing everything we can to raise the trophy - he underlines - it would be the third title for the club and it would be fantastic for us to be able to write a new page in its history. We face Rovigo on his on the pitch, it will be exciting to challenge the best team in the league in front of its audience, but we are sure that many of our fans will also be cheering us on the stands. Rovigo is a team that has done very well so far, showing great solidity in closed mix and speed and unpredictability of his collective. We will try to keep up with him in the static phases and slow down their meeting points only so we can have fun. "