Piacenza inflicts the fourth consecutive defeat on Cisterna, Sir symphony in Milan. Trento landslide over Grottazzolina, while Verona prevails in Cuneo and can still become winter champion
ALLIANZ MILAN – SIR SUSA SCAI PERUGIA 0-3 (10-25, 19-25, 19-25)
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The last match of the regular season was sumptuous for Perugia, making a match against Milan that was supposed to be more balanced become ordinary. Instead it was an Umbrian symphony from the first to the last ball, a Sir who showed solidity and technical dominance that bordered on perfection. Allianz who approached the match badly, too many fouls, which gave even more courage to Sir who also did without Ben Tara, injured, taken over by a convincing Cvanciger. Blocking and serving from Lorenzetti’s team made the difference while nothing worked in the Allianz, with Reggers disappointing compared to his standard.
Milan: Reggers 9 points. Walls team 2. Ace team 0. Perugia: Plotnytskyi 12 points. Blocks team 11. Ace team 7. Loser 5 blocks. Plotnytskyi 4 walls. Plotnytskyi 3 ace.
YUASA BATTERY GROTTAZZOLINA – ITAS TRENTINO 0-3 (18-25, 18-25, 18-25)
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Trento avalanche on a Yuasa Battery that holds up to half of all the sets, only to then surrender to the clear superiority of the tricolors. Who also experiment with a different sextet than usual, with Garcia opposite and Torwie central. The service and the block-defense correlation break any ambitions of the Marche players who find in Tatarov alone, even in the block, solutions to create difficulties for Itas. In addition to the top scorer and MVP Michieletto, the service performances of Garcia, Ramon and Flavio stand out as they loom large, extinguishing all hope for Ortenzi’s sextet, desolately increasingly in last place.
Grottazzolina: Tatarov 12 points. Walls team 4. Aces team 1.
Trento: Michieletto 18 points. Blocks team 8. Ace team 13. Michieletto 3 blocks. Ramon 3 aces, Garcia 3 aces, Flavio 3 aces.
CISTERNA-PIACENZA 1-3 (25-21, 23-25, 22-25, 18-25)
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Fifth consecutive three-point victory for Piacenza, fourth defeat in a row for Cisterna. The first set goes against the grain, the hosts win it after losing nine, the guests abandon it after an uninterrupted series of twelve partials put in the safe. Then the match turns, the red and whites (already orphaned by Simon stopped by a muscle problem) don’t have Bovolenta on a great day, replaced by Leon, but they rely on the Mandiraci-Gutierrez pair capable of scoring 41 points overall. Cisterna tries to reply with Guzzo and Lanza, then relies on Plak’s serves with which, however, the Lazio players only manage to bring their opponents closer in terms of scoring without ever overtaking them.
Cisterna: Guzzo 17 points. Team Aces: 8. Team Blocks: 7. Plak 5 aces. Gizzp 3 walls.
Piacenza: Mandiraci 22 points. Team Aces: 14. Team Blocks: 4. Mandiraci 6 aces, Gutierrez 4 aces
CUNEO-VERONA 0-3 (22-25, 20-25, 20-25)
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It took Verona less than an hour and twenty to emerge with the three points from Cuneo’s ground. The guests therefore maintain the possibility of winning the title of winter champions unchanged: next Sunday they could reach the top of Perugia, who have already anticipated their commitment, and overcome the Umbrians thanks to a better set ratio. In front of over 3 thousand spectators, the Scaligeri team dominated the match, remaining ahead throughout the match, with Keita and Darlan the best scorers and capable of attacking with numbers above 60 percent. Among the hosts, Feral does even better (18 points and 76 percent), but it is too little to slow down the Veronese train.
Cuneo: Feral 18 points. Team Aces: 5. Team Blocks: 2. Codarin 3 aces
Verona: Darlan and Keita 12 points. Team Ace: 3. Team Blocks: 10. Calves 3 blocks
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