Fatal tie break at Sir, Verona relaunches the race for the top. Piacenza tames Lube in three sets. Trento and Cuneo also won, while Cisterna completed the comeback against Modena who wasted ten match points

Mauro Giustozzi and ​Matteo Marchetti

November 16 – 10.25pm – MILAN

SIR SUSA SCAI PERUGIA – RANA VERONA 2-3 (23-25, 25-17, 23-25, 25-16, 12-15)

Perugia’s unbeaten season also fell at the hands of an indomitable Verona, who redeemed the defeat of Civitanova, and relaunched themselves at the top of the table. Intense match with Soli’s team always in the role of hare and Sir Susa forced to chase but unable to make a final comeback. Thanks to the golden pair of aces, Darlan-Keita, with a high-level collective performance the Scaligeri prevailed at the end of a marathon battle: Ben Tara’s super performance was not enough for the Umbrians to avoid their first knockout of the season in front of their own fans.

Perugia: Ben Tara 23 points. Blocks team 6. Aces team 7. Ben Tara 3 aces

Verona: Darlan 24 points, Muri team 7. Ace team 10. Darlan 5 ace, Keita 5 athere is.

PIACENZA-CIVITANOVA 3-0 (29-27, 28-26, 25-22)

Piacenza stops Civitanova’s run and after the point gained last week against Perugia they do even better by beating Lube. Very tight match, in the first set two blocks from Galassi on Nikolov decided after four set points from the hosts and one from the guests. In the second half the Marche team, down 17-11, changed the whole team and gave Piacenza the advantage, where an ace from a wild Bovolenta (10 points in the set) decided, hitting Gargiulo on the head and putting Balaso out of action. Civitanova started better in the third set, then the Emilians took the lead and for the first time since Gas Sales existed they beat the Marches at the Palabanca.

Piacenza: Bovolenta 21 points. Team Ace: 8. Team Blocks: 7. Galassi 3 blocks

Civitanova: Loeppky 10 points. Team Ace: 4. Team Blocks: 6. Gargiulo 3 blocks

CISTERNA-MODENA 3-2 (26-24, 19-25, 16-25, 37-35, 15-11)

Anything happens in the match between Cisterna and Modena. The home team approached better and took the lead, then the guests seemed to have the game in control and came close to winning. But an incredible and infinite third quarter sees Cisterna again close 37-35 taking advantage of a super Lanza (in the end 24 points for him of which 22 in attack) and finding the momentum for success in the tie break. In Modena, the Ikhbayri-Davyskiba duo was not enough, capable of landing 47 balls between them, and not even the ten unexploited match points in the fourth quarter.

Tank: Lanza 24 points. Team Aces: 1. Team Blocks: 8.

Modena: Ikhbayri 24 points. Team aces: 10. Team blocks: 2. Davyskiba 5 aces.

ITAS TRENTINO – VERO VOLLEY MONZA 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-20)

Another red flag for Monza who stumbled upon a worrying third consecutive knockout and showed no signs of recovery in the presence of an Itas who played their honest game by asserting themselves on the block and in attack, but without overdoing it. The Dolomites started very strong in all the sets, immediately making the decisive breaks thanks to Faure and Ramon. Victory allows you to keep the top ranking in your sights. Only in the third set does Vero Volley have a surge of pride that creates some difficulty for the Italians, consoled by the top scorer of the match who is the opposite number Padar.

Trent: Faure 15 points. Blocks team 7. Ace team 2. Faure 3 blocks.

Monza: Padar 16 points. Walls team 1. Aces team 2.

YUASA BATTERY GROTTAZZOLINA – MA ACQUA S.BERNARDO CUNEO 0-3 (21-25, 25-27, 18-25)

Big shot from Cuneo who, with an impeccable performance on serve, inflicts yet another defeat, the fifth, on a depleted Yuasa Battery, kept afloat only by Golzadeh: too little for the players from the Marches who really fought back only in the second set, losing to the advantages. With a sumptuous Feral and with Codarin and Sedlacek in double figures the Piedmontese have taken three points which put them behind the big teams: a freshman who wants to take on the role of the revelation of the championship.

Grottazzolina: Golzadeh 17 points. Walls team 4. Aces team 6.

Wedge: Feral 16 points. Walls team 4. Ace team 6. Feral 4 ace.



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