Italy: Trento first team to advance to semifinals, Perugia and Vibo Valentia tie series against Milano and Monza. Lube wins Game 1
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Itas Trentino became the first team to secure the promotion to the playoff semifinals of the 2020/21 Italian SuperLega Credem Banca.
Beating the 6th-seed Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza in Game 2 of quarterfinals, no.3 Itas Trentino opened the doors to the 13th participation in the semifinals of the competition.
Angelo Lorenzetti’s team broke the resistance of rivals easier than in the first match, celebrating a 4-set win, partially 25:17, 25:27, 25:18, 25:22. The Dutchman Nimir Abdel-Aziz was the top scorer for the winners with 28 points, while Serbian Marko Podraščanin also contributed with 4 winning blocks.
Sir Safety Conad Perugia and Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia tied series against Allianz Milano and Vero Volley Monza, respectively, at 1-1, while no.2 Cucine Lube Civitanova took the lead in the series against the 7th-seed Leo Shoes Modena of 1-0 despite the heavy absences of starting setter Luciano de Cecco and Yoandy Leal, replaced by Falaschi and young cuban outside-hitter Marlon Yant).
In details, at the Allianz Cloud in Milano, the guests celebrate with a final score of 3-1. The home team fought for every ball, frightening Perugia in a match marked by controversy: the home coach, Roberto Piazza, was sent off due to a second line foul by Travica not seen by the referees who unleashed his anger on the 15:13 in the third set. Leon, author of 28 points, was awarded MVP of the match.
However, another player stood out today: Abouba who, with Vibo Valentia’s jersey, was absolutely the man of the match in his team’s straight sets victory over Vero Volley Monza. Brazilian opposite put down 25 points, including 7 aces and 2 winning blocks with 48% in attack.
| Play Off SuperLega Credem Banca
| Quarterfinals Game 1
| March 14, 2021
• Cucine Lube Civitanova – Leo Shoes Modena 3-0 (25:17, 33:31, 25:20)
Cucine Lube Civitanova: Falaschi 3, Juantorena 17, Simon 15, Rychlicki 18, Yant Herrera 3, Anzani 5, Marchisio (L), Balaso (L), Hadrava 0, Diamantini 0, Kovar 6. N.E. Larizza. Coach. Blengini.
Leo Shoes Modena: Christenson 3, Lavia 11, Mazzone 8, Vettori 2, Petric 14, Stankovic 3, Iannelli (L), Karlitzek 2, Grebennikov (L), Buchegger 5, Porro 1. N.E. Bossi, Rinaldi, Sanguinetti. Coach. Giani.
| Quarterfinals Game 2
• Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia – Vero Volley Monza 3-0 (25:18, 33:31, 30:28)
Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia: Saitta 1, Rossard 9, Chinenyeze 7, Drame Neto 25, Defalco 18, Cester 6, Sardanelli (L), Rizzo (L), Almeida Cardoso 0, Dirlic 0, Gargiulo 0. N.E. Chakravorti, Corrado. Coach. Baldovin.
Vero Volley Monza: Orduna 3, Dzavoronok 3, Beretta 6, Lagumdzija 16, Lanza 6, Galassi 9, Brunetti (L), Davyskiba 10, Federici (L), Calligaro 0, Holt 2. N.E. Ramirez Pita, Poreba, Falgari. Coach. Eccheli.
• Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza – Itas Trentino 1-3 (17:25, 27:25, 18:25, 22:25)
Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza: Baranowicz 2, Clevenot 9, Polo 3, Grozer 15, Russell 0, Mousavi 16, Fanuli (L), Scanferla (L), Antonov 9, Botto 1, Candellaro 0, Tondo 0, Finger 0. N.E. Izzo. Coach. Bernardi.
Itas Trentino: Giannelli 7, Santos De Souza 10, Lisinac 11, Abdel-Aziz 28, Michieletto 7, Podrascanin 11, De Angelis (L), Rossini (L), Argenta 0, Sperotto 0, Kooy 0. N.E. Cortesia, Sosa Sierra. Coach. Lorenzetti.
• Allianz Milano – Sir Safety Conad Perugia 1-3 (25:23, 23:25, 23:25, 20:25)
📸| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
Allianz Milano: Sbertoli 5, Ishikawa 12, Kozamernik 10, Patry 16, Urnaut 15, Piano 5, Staforini (L), Weber 1, Pesaresi (L), Daldello 0, Maar 0, Mosca 1. N.E. Basic, Meschiari. Coach. Piazza.
Sir Safety Conad Perugia: Travica 0, Leon Venero 28, Ricci 3, Ter Horst 14, Plotnytskyi 12, Solé 12, Biglino (L), Vernon-Evans 3, Colaci (L), Zimmermann 0, Piccinelli 0, Muzaj 2, Russo 7. N.E. Atanasijevic. Coach. Heynen.
