The league leaders beat Trento 3-1, Perugia wins in Modena and follows, still unbeaten but with a point less. Milan returns to success, beating Monza 3-1 in the derby
CUCINE LUBE CIVITANOVA – CISTERNA VOLLEY 3-1 (25-17, 25-22, 23-25, 25-21)
In front of the great former Igor Omrcen, the emperor, Lube scored points for the fourth game in a row, defeating a Cisterna team that entered the game too late, in a match also marked by many errors. The Marche players control the first two sets, then Pontine’s serve grows and the match is evened out. Dragged by the central defenders, Gargiulo MVP, but also D’herr, Civitanova is favored in attack and blocking while Morato’s team is not enough with the excellent performance of Mazzone and Barotto to win the tie break.
Civitanova: Nikolov 16 points, Bottolo 16 points. Blocks team 10. Ace team 6. Nikolov 3 blocks.
Tank: Barotto 13 points. Team Blocks 6. Team Aces 6.
SONEPAR PADOVA – YUASA BATTERY GROTTAZZOLINA 3-1 (25-22, 26-24, 20-25, 25-21)
Padova takes on the survival challenge with Grottazzolina at the end of four hard-fought sets and in which the difference was made by the block and Sonepar’s ability to be more cynical and incisive in crucial moments. Especially in the second and fourth sets, the first shot at 18-20, the second at 17-19 after suffering a 6-0 partial. Among the Venetians, Orioli’s performance was excellent (62% in attack), MVP. Grottazzolina instead relied heavily on Golzadeh, top scorer, to win points. Yuasa Battery also fought in the fourth set to extend the match to the tie-break but had to give way to the power of the attack of Cuttini’s sextet.
Padua: Orioli 21 points. Team blocks 14. Ace team 4. Truocchio 4 blocks, Orioli 3 blocks.
Grottazzolina: Golzadeh 23 points. Blocks team 3. Aces team 9. Fedrizzi 4 aces.
VERONA-TRENTO 3-1 (21-25, 25-15, 25-21, 25-18) Not even the Italian champions from Trento manage to stop Verona’s run: in the first real high-ranking direct clash the team of Soli, Italian coach with Itas, proves superior. Having lost the first set, the hosts forcefully took control of the match without leaving their opponents a chance. Only in the third set did the guests remain attached to the match until midway through the half, before falling towards the end. Keita’s impressive game at home in Verona; Despite being put under pressure on the second line, the Malian finished with 26 points and 8 aces, dragging his teammates ever closer to the top of the Super League.
Verona: Keita 26 points. Team Aces: 9. Team Blocks: 1. Keita 8 aces
Trent: Faure 15 points. Team Aces: 5. Team Blocks: 3.
MILAN-MONZA 3-1 (22-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-22)
A stratospheric Reggers allows Milan to comeback to win the derby against Monza. For the Belgian opposite number 35 points on the scoresheet with 29 balls put on the ground in attack. The block gave him an important hand, with Di Martino and Caneschi great protagonists and authors of 4 points each in the fundamental one. In Monza, the usual Padar, scoring 17 times, and the Rohrs-Atanosv duo, capable of scoring 28 points, were not enough.
Milan: Reggers 35 points. Team ace: 3. Team blocks: 13. Di Martino and Caneschi 4 blocks
Monza: Padar 17 points. Team Ace: 5. Team Blocks: 9. Beretta 3 blocks
MODENA-PERUGIA 1-3 (20-25, 25-18, 20-25, 20-25)
In a sold out PalaPanini Modena tries to hinder Perugia’s run. He succeeded for one set, the second, for the rest the Umbrians proved to be more concrete, especially in the decisive moments. In the first set the serve and the block dig the furrow, then at the change of ends the hosts find the aces of Tizi-Oualou for the break which leads to the draw. Even in the last two partials there was a long fight for every ball, but in the key phase it was the Umbrians who prevailed.
Modena: Buchegger 14 points. Team aces: 8. Team blocks: 7. Tizi-Oualou 5 aces.
Perugia: Ben Tara 12 points. Team aces: 6. Team blocks: 6. Semeniuk 3 aces
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