Italy: Modena defeat Ravenna in recovery of Round 18

In match valid for Superlega CredemBanca Round 18 or, if you prefer, Round 5 of second leg, four sets home victory for Leo Shoes PerkinElmer Modena over last-placed (and winless) Consar RCM Ravenna (25:16, 26:24, 19:25, 25:17).
Coach Andrea Giani fielded several new faces in his sextet: with Stankovic, Leal and Earvin Ngapeth left on the bench, on the field Sanguinetti, Van Garderen and Swan Ngapeth.
MVP and top scorer of the match Nimir Abdel Aziz, author of 22 points including the one that closed the game.

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🏐| 5ª Giornata Ritorno – Round 18
Dayoff: Kioene Padova

| Sunday, January 2 2022
• Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza – Vero Volley Monza 3-0 (25:23, 25:17, 34:32)
• Itas Trentino – Sir Safety Conad Perugia 3-2 (25:21, 21:25, 26:24, 22:25, 15:11)

| Sunday, January 16 2022
• Gioiella Prisma Taranto – Verona Volley 3-0 (25:23, 25:23, 25:14)

| Wednesday, February 16 2022
• Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia – Top Volley Cisterna 2-3 (17:25, 21:25, 25:21, 25:17, 14:16)

| Wednesday, March 9 2022

• Leo Shoes PerkinElmer Modena – Consar RCM Ravenna 3-1 (25:16, 26:24, 19:25, 25:17)
Leo Shoes PerkinElmer Modena: Mossa De Rezende 2, Van Garderen 18, Sanguinetti 4, Abdel-Aziz 22, Ngapeth S. 13, Mazzone 9, Gollini (L), Rossini (L), Sala 1, Salsi 0. N.E. Leal, Stankovic, Ngapeth E.. Coach. Giani.
Consar RCM Ravenna: Biernat 2, Ljaftov 7, Candeli 8, Dimitrov 18, Ulrich 15, Comparoni 4, Pirazzoli (L), Ricci Maccarini 0, Queiroz Franca 0, Goi (L), Baroni 0. N.E. Klapwijk, Pascucci. Coach. Zanini.

| Wednesday, March 23 2022
20.30 Cucine Lube Civitanova – Allianz Milano

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
Sir Safety Conad Perugia 61
Cucine Lube Civitanova 51
Itas Trentino 51
Leo Shoes PerkinElmer Modena 48
Allianz Milano 37
Vero Volley Monza 31
Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 31
Verona Volley 24
Top Volley Cisterna 24
Gioiella Prisma Taranto 23
Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia 22
Kioene Padova 21
Consar RCM Ravenna 2.

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🏐| NEXT ROUND | 12ª Giornata Ritorno – Round 25
Dayoff: Cucine Lube Civitanova

| Thursday, March 10 2022
20.30 Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza – Verona Volley

| Saturday, March 12 2022
18.00 Gioiella Prisma Taranto – Leo Shoes PerkinElmer Modena

| Sunday, March 13 2022
15.30 Consar RCM Ravenna – Top Volley Cisterna
16.00 Vero Volley Monza – Sir Safety Conad Perugia
18.00 Kioene Padova – Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia
18.00 Itas Trentino – Allianz Milano

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