Volleyball, Champions League: Trento goes to Berlin, Civitanova to Poland

Mission accomplished in Germany for Angelo Lorenzetti’s Trento, who appeared in this second leg of the quarterfinals without Daniele Lavia. But Michieletto and associates have shown the necessary maturity to know how to suffer

Berlin-Trento 3-2 (25-21, 25-22, 9-25, 21-25, 15-13)

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Itas Trento starts too wrong in serving and Berlin, which has its back to the wall after the first leg (lost 0-3), immediately knows how to take advantage of it with the American Patch and Schott in great shape. The Germans are revived (also because in the first set and a half Lorenzetti’s men have committed 13)! Lost the first partial Trentino Volley nullifies an advantage of 4 points that is obtained in the second set: 9-5, up to 10 even. Kaziyski and his teammates have to start all over again, while Berlin continues to push hard. The set remains in balance, until Berlin takes advantage of yet another Trentino error. Under two to zero Trento wakes up, becomes more lucid and runs away dominating far and wide the fraction closed incredibly at 8! But Berlin still believes in it and maybe starts in the fourth set: 9-5. But Trento has now found itself, it knows how to take advantage of the mistakes of the adversaries that every ball must risk more to stay in the match. Pinali does a great test in all the fundamentals, but Berlin still has hidden energies that keep it in sight of Kaziyski and his companions. Just the captain signs yet another overtaking (22-20). Then there is the ace of Michieletto. Trento sees yet another semifinal of his long career (3 wins and 2 defeats in the final) which this time is against the usual black beast, Perugia, already faced in the group (double victory for the Umbrians). (Nicola Baldo)