Italy: An amazing Milano recover from 0-2 and stun Perugia, Trentino survive Piacenza in quarterfinals Game 1

A really incredible Allianz Powervolley Milano found a way to shock Sir Safety Conad Perugia after trailing 0-2 in Game 1 of the 2020/21 Italian SuperLega Credem Banca playoff quarterfinals.
They achieved what might turn out to be a key success in the quarterfinal series against the very favorite Perugia. The regular season winners failed to turn 2-0 in sets into an ultimate win and now face elimination from the 8th-seeded side: 3-2 (18:25, 21:25, 27:25, 33:31, 19:17).
The Frenchman Jean Patry top-scored Milano with 23 points, while Slovenian Tine Urnaut, named MVP of the match, also contributed with 18 points.

On the other match of the day, the no.3 Itas Trentino managed to avoid the same fate as Perugia as they also needed to play 5 sets, prevailing over the 6th-seed Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza in Game 1.
The opening game of the series between Cucine Lube Civitanova and Leo Shoes Modena, scheduled for March 14, is postponed due to Covid-19 cases within the team of the reigning champions of Lube.

| Play Off SuperLega Credem Banca
| Quarterfinals Game 1
| March 9, 2021
• Vero Volley Monza – Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia 3-1 (25:20, 25:22, 24:26, 25:22)

| March 10
• Sir Safety Conad Perugia-Allianz Milano 2-3 (25:18, 25:21, 25:27, 31:33, 17:19)
Sir Safety Conad Perugia: Travica 2, Leon Venero 31, Russo 9, Muzaj 15, Plotnytskyi 18, Solé 19, Biglino (L), Colaci (L), Zimmermann 0, Atanasijevic 2, Vernon-Evans 1, Ricci 0, Piccinelli 0, Ter Horst 0. N.E. Coach. Heynen.
Allianz Milano: Sbertoli 5, Ishikawa 14, Kozamernik 9, Patry 23, Urnaut 18, Piano 14, Staforini (L), Pesaresi (L), Daldello 0, Weber 2, Basic 1, Maar 0, Mosca 0. N.E. Meschiari. Coach. Piazza.

• Itas Trentino – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 3-2 (25:18, 23:25, 22:25, 25:20, 15:8)
Itas Trentino: Giannelli 4, Santos De Souza 17, Lisinac 16, Abdel-Aziz 21, Michieletto 13, Podrascanin 10, De Angelis (L), Bonatesta (L), Rossini (L), Sperotto 0, Sosa Sierra 0, Kooy 2. N.E. Argenta, Cortesia. Coach. Lorenzetti.
Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza: Baranowicz 0, Clevenot 9, Polo 7, Grozer 21, Russell 16, Mousavi 11, Fanuli (L), Scanferla (L), Tondo 0, Antonov 5, Botto 2, Candellaro 0, Finger 0. N.E. Izzo. Coach. Bernardi.

| March 14
• Cucine Lube Civitanova-Leo Shoes Modena POSTPONED