The quarterfinals of the men’s national cup have ended, started on Monday by Trentino’s 3-0 win over Monza
The quarter-finals of the 2025-2026 Italian Cup ended tonight. Piacenza, Verona and Perugia win and qualify for the Final Four. Yesterday Trentino went through, 3-0 over Monza.
PIACENZA-MODENA 3-1 (25-18, 25-22, 21-25, 25-14)
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When it matters, Piacenza reverses the trend, leaves behind the three consecutive defeats in the championship and interrupts Modena’s series of four successes in a row by returning to the Final four of the Italian Cup after two years of absence. The red and whites limited the fearful guest service and then exploited the high-ball attackers, with Gutierrez and Bovolenta setting the pace at the start and Mandiraci improving during the match. Added to Comparoni’s 7 blocks, the 3-1 comes with Modena trying to react by alternating all the attackers on the pitch but finding adequate responses only from Bento and Sanguinetti.
Piacenza: Mandiraci 21 points. Team aces: 7. Team blocks: 12. Mandiraci and Gutierrez 3 aces. Comparoni 7 walls
Modena: Buchegger 13 points. Team Aces: 4. Team Blocks: 6. Bento 3 aces. Sanguinetti 3 blocks
VERONA-MILAN 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 29-27)
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For two sets, Verona dominated, destroying Milan, without Otsuka, overcoming him in every fundamental way. Darlan and Keita are unstoppable, Cortesia scores the decisive break in the second set and gives the Scaligeri a downhill challenge. It ends with the hosts capable of finding 11 points from the serve and with an excellent 61 percent in attack: Milan is good at reacting in the third set, proving to be a team that never gives up, relying on the Finnish Lindqvist who finishes as Allianz’s best scorer, but against this Verona it’s not enough.
Verona: Keta 17 points. Team Aces: 11. Team Blocks: 7. Darlan 6 aces. Keita 3 aces
Milan: Lindqvist 12 points. Team aces: 6. Team blocks: 7. Recine and Lindqvist 3 aces
Perugia-Lube Civitanova 3-1 (25-17, 22-25, 25-22, 25-16)
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The evening ends with Perugia’s 3-1 win over Lube which brings the Umbrian team back to the Final Four. The first set was easy for the hosts, then the second and third sets were much more competitive and balanced before the final 25-16 which came in 25 minutes. Top scorer for Perugia Wassim Ben Tara, 18 points. For Civitanova Nikolov stops at 16.
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