A1 women, Pinerolo overwhelms Bergamo, Novara sinks Perugia

At the end of the tenth day of return, an important victory for Pinerolo’s hopes of salvation against Bergamo. Novara crashes Perugia. At 20.30 the big match Scandicci-Coneglian0

Novara-Perugia 3-0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-14)

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Three golden points for Igor Gorgonzola Novara, who defeats a combative Perugia and regains fourth place in the standings, thus continuing the head-to-head with Chieri for the last place in the upper part of the play-off table. Thus, a crucial week in the Novara season begins in the best possible way, which on Wednesday will host Stuttgart in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, after the victory in Germany in four sets, and on Sunday awaits Milan, for a challenge that he already knows about the playoffs. There is no Anna Danesi in the ranks of Novara, stopped by gastroenteritis and replaced by Bonifacio in the center, while Lavarini prefers Adams this time to Carcaces in the band, in a sextet that sees Cambi return as director. On the other side Santos is opposed to Galkowska, with Guerra and Lazic in hand, Linda Nwakalor and Polder in the center, Armini free. Game that offers a good volleyball at the start, with two aggressive teams blocking and very careful in defense, but with the greater weight of the Novara attack making the difference in the 9-4 run that leads to the first guest time out. Novara, as often happens, does and undoes as it pleases and so after three consecutive mistakes Lavarini stops the game at 10-7. It’s not enough to shake an Igor who makes too many mistakes and is picked up at 11 by Guerra and Galkowska. Cambi’s serving turns the set again (14-11) and it is Karakurt with his eighth personal point who brings the landlords up 18-15. The Turkish opposite is already in double figures with the ball of 21-17 and Bosetti will close the first set with two consecutive points for 25-17. Perugia starts again with more decision in the second set, effective again with a block-defense and with Guerra passing with great ease (5-7; 9-11). Novara still bungles too much and above all fails to assert its centimeters against the block, but with patience and Fersino’s screaming defenses it takes the Umbrians back and overtakes them on 14-12, with two consecutive aces from the usual Karakurt. However, Bertoccini holds up the blow and the set ignites in a head-to-head match that sees the teams reach 18-18. Bosetti’s ace and an out attack by Lazic allow Igor to break the hill with a break of 20: that’s enough to close the second set at 25-22. Balance that is also confirmed at the start of the third set, with Perugia that doesn’t stop fighting with Lazic and Galkowska for 8-9 who advises Lavarini to spend a time out. As in the first set, it is on Cambi’s serving turn that Igor turns the inertia (12-9) to then take command of the operations extending to 19-11 with the block of Chirichella and Karakurt closing every gap to the Umbrian attack . The Novara captain leaves the field to the young Varela, who immediately scores for 20-12. The Spaniard repeats herself with the block of 23-13 and then closes the contest with the ace of 25-14. (Andrea Crippa)

Pinerolo-Bergamo 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-20)

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An excellent Ungureanu drags Pinerolo right from the first ball in the match against Bergamo who fails, despite good percentages from Lorrayna and Lanier, to stop the Piedmontese attack. The wall organization that allows Wash4Green to take the set home is also good. Bergamo accuses the blow and suffers a 110-1 at the start of the second set with the usual Ungureanu. Micoli can’t shake his team who are struggling to find measures to limit the Piedmontese (another six points from Ungureanu and three blocks point doi Gray) who fly away to close the second set without problems. Pinerolo also ahead in the third set even if Bergamo seems a little more reactive. Ungureanu always closes