Santarelli’s team finished 3-0 in just over an hour with Zhu as the best player on the pitch. Now head to the Club World Cup in Brazil
Conegliano regains the lead of group D in the Champions League by beating the Rossonere of Dresden in just over an hour in the last match before the Club World Cup in Brazil. The Panthers imposed themselves thanks to a pace of play and quality far superior to those of the German team.
DRESDA-CONEGLIANO 0-3 (12-25, 17-25, 17-25)
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Zhu returns as a starter, young center back Munarini makes her Champions League debut. The Chinese champion more than makes up for the deficits in reception with elusive shots in attack (7 in the first set, with 80% in attack and 3 blocks). Santarelli doesn’t need any substitutions or even timeouts. Conegliano makes few mistakes, 9 errors against 17 in the first two sets, and controls the score without problems thanks to Haak and the first points from the power plants. De Gennaro with Gabi dictate the law on the second line, helping the break phase. Even with a few more missed serves in the final set, the yellow-blue team drew applause from the home crowd thanks to their attack shots and blocks, which were crucial in digging an increasingly wider path. It is the twenty-fourth consecutive victory in Europe for Conegliano, the thirteenth away. Now the European and world champions will fly to Brazil to defend their world title, starting with group matches against Orlando Valkyries, Zamalek and Dentil Praia Clube.
Dresden: top scorer Entius 7, blocks 2, aces 1.
Conegliano: top scorer Zhu 16, blocks 8, aces 2.