The league leaders struggle with the Piedmontese in a spectacular match. The Marches are on a positive streak
MILAN-PERUGIA 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-19)
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Fifth consecutive home victory in the championship (and ninth out of 10 played within friendly walls) for Milan, which beat Perugia in 71 minutes, ruining Micoli’s debut on the Umbrian bench and rising to third place in the standings. Numia asserts, in key moments, the highest technical level available, with Egonu always elusive but above all Rebecca Piva (deserved MVP) who confirms the excellent moment. For the Black Angels Gardini scores (1 point, worst performance of the season and second time in which he doesn’t reach double figures), and in general the serve continues to have no impact.
Milan: Egonu 18 points, Muri team 8, Ace team 1.
Perugia: Vanjak 9 points, Muri team 2, Ace team 1.
FLORENCE-CUNEO 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-19)
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A blow for Florence who returned to winning at home after two months and climbed back into the playoff zone by beating Cuneo 3-0. Chiavegatti’s team finds constant effectiveness from 9 meters and blocks the opposing teams with 12 blocks, with the usual Knollema MVP but also with the personality, for example in the final of the second set, to overturn the score. Cuneo also suffers in reception, not finding the right rhythm when serving, and pays for Diop’s inefficient day. The Bisonte relaunched themselves in the post season by overcoming the Piedmontese, moving away from the relegation zone.
Florence: Knollema 17 points, Muri team 12 (Bukilic 5, Malesevic 4), Ace team 6 (Acciarri 3).
Wedge: Diop 13 points, Muri team 5, Ace team 4.
BERGAMO-VALLEFOGLIA 2-3 (25-21, 25-18, 12-25, 24-26, 12-15)
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Spectacular victorious comeback by Vallefoglia, who achieved success at 2-0 down on the Bergamo pitch. The home team played two breath-taking sets at serve and against the block, forcing the visitors to have negative efficiency in attack. Then the tigers raise the quality of the defense and the offensive choices. After a third set dominated by the Marche team, with Kipp not very brilliant, Bergamo wasted a match point in the fourth allowing Megabox to equalize. In the tiebreak the home team’s attacking blanket remains short (despite the best Manfredini of the year), while Ungureanu (MVP from the bench) continues to hit, giving Vallefoglia their eighth consecutive championship success, and a view on fifth place, 5 points away today.
Bergamo: Manfredini 17 points, Muri team 17 (Meli 7, Manfredini 4), Ace team 6 (Manfredini 4).
Vallefoglia: Bici 22 points, Muri team 14 (Ungureanu 5, Butigan 4), Ace team 3.
Chieri – Conegliano 2-3 (25-22, 21-25, 25-17,18-25,12-15)
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Prosecco Doc wins away in Chieri, 3-2, but the hosts put the reigning Italian champions in difficulty, who still managed to get the outcome of the match on their own. The Piedmontese team started very strong, with the Panthers absent at times, as if they had turned off the lights. Then the awakening from the torpor, in an instant the light bulb turns on again and the difference was made by the Conegliano defense wall. Both teams had never lost a tie-break in the championship this season, but in this case the Venetians did well to make fewer mistakes (2 errors compared to 6 by Chieri). For the Panthers Haak (MVP and top scorer) was lethal as usual (21 points) and fundamental to the outcome of the match. Imoco which reaches 51 points, maintaining a cushion of two points on Scandicci, while Chieri, with this point, rises to 41, trailing Novara by 2 points. Next day, a home match for Imoco against Bergamo, while Chieri will face Vallefoglia at the Palafenera.
Chieri: Nervini and Nemeth 21 points, team blocks 6, team aces 2
Conegliano: Haak 21 points, team blocks 5, team aces 5.
Busto Arsizio – Scandicci 0-3 (18-25, 15-25, 19-25)
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Savino del Bene who completed the UYBA procedure in just over an hour, giving very little to his opponents. Absent Skinner, in was the American Franklin, MVP and top scorer of the match with 16 points on the scoresheet. Absolute superiority in the offensive phase by the Tuscans (51% against Busto’s 33%), also thanks to the attacking choices of director Ognjenovic. Too many errors by UYBA (26), while Savino makes little or no mistakes (11). Scandicci is close behind Conegliano in the standings, gaining one point and reaching 49, two points behind the leaders.
Busto Arsizio: Obossa 13 points, blocks team 4, aces team 5
Scandicci: Franklin 16 points, team blocks 9, team aces 3
classification
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Prosecco Doc A.Carraro Imoco Conegliano 51 (18 – 1); Savino Del Bene Scandicci 49 (17 – 2); Numia Vero Volley Milano 43 (14 – 5); Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri ’76 41 (14 – 5); Igor Gorgonzola Novara 39 (14 – 5); Megabox Ond. Savio Vallefoglia 34 (12 – 7); Bergamo 22 (5 – 14); Il Bisonte Firenze 21 (7 – 12); Cbf Balducci Hr Macerata 21 (7 – 12); Honda Cuneo Granda Volley 20 (7 – 12); Eurotek Laica Uyba 20 (6 – 13); Wash4green Monviso Volley 15 (5 – 14); Bartoccini-Mc Restauri Perugia 12 (4 – 15); Omag-Mt San Giovanni In M.No 11 (3 – 16).
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