Fourth victory out of four matches in the elimination pool for the Block Davils who are practically already in the quarterfinals
Perugia won their fourth consecutive victory (without giving up any sets) in the Champions League, overcoming the Saint-Nazaire team with authority in three sets in front of 3,000 at PalaBarton, who nevertheless fought until the end. For Sir, who already have a foot and a half in the quarterfinals, this is the eighteenth success of the season in as many matches (in addition to those in Europe, two in the Super Cup and 12 in the championship), confirming an astonishing continuity.
the match
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Coach Angelo Lorenzetti, forced to give up the center to the injured Russo, deployed Giannelli as director with Ben Tara as opposite, Loser and Solè in the center, Ishikawa and Semeniuk in the forwards, with Colaci in the role of libero. In the first set, Sir took off from the start, immediately finding Ben Tara (5 points in the half) and Loser (4 points, with an ace and a block) in great form and preventing the French from reacting, until the final point (25-21) arrived with Valefuaniu’s serving error. The trend of the second set was different with Fulvio Bertini’s guest sextet leading up to 8-10 and with Perugia taking the lead for the first time at 12-11, then extending it with an impeccable Giannelli (splendid ace from 13-11) and getting caught up at 17-17 (Ben Tara’s serve out).
appointment in January
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From that moment on we went point by point and it was once again Giannelli who gave the turning point to Sir with the ace to make it 22-21 and then it was Semeniuk’s attack blocked out to close the half (25-23). In the third set Perugia started with the right spirit thanks to Ben Tara (Mvp), stretching in the first phase, but without being able to break away and allowing the Transalpine team to stay in the match. At 21-19 Leon, in an attempt to recover a ball, crashed into Romanian referee Paul Catalin Szabo-Alexi’s high chair, causing him to fall to the ground, fortunately without consequences, so much so that the match continued regularly until the end. In the final, after Semeniuk’s winning attack (24-22), it was a three-way block on Leon himself that closed the match. In the Champions League, Sir will return to play on January 16 (at 6 pm) in the Czech Republic against Jihostroj Ceske Budejovice, while in the Super League they will face Sonepar Padova at home on Sunday at 6 pm.
Perugia: Ben Tara 13 points, Loser 12 points; team blocks 8 (3 Solè and Loser, 2 Ben Tara); ace team 3 (2 Giannelli, 1 Loser).
Saint Nazaire: Leon 15 points, Ewert 13 points; team blocks 3 (3 Martins, 1 Ewert); ace team 1 (Mendes Spencer)
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