Italy: Lube defeat Trento at tie break in advance of Round 5

The big match as well as a big classic of the Italian club volleyball was played as an advance of Round 5 of the 2022/23 season.

The home team of Itas Trentino and Cucine Lube Civitanova played the fifth-round duel of the ahead of schedule.
Initially set for October 30, the ‘super match’ of Superlega CredemBanca was brought forward to allow the two sides to better prepare for the Final Four of the Italian Super Cup, scheduled on October 31 and November 1 in Cagliari.
Before today, Trentino have already suffered two defeats in three games played so-far while Lube fell once and, regardless of not excelling as expected, due problems in outside hitter’s roles (which are over with the recovery of Cuban Marlon Yant), they appeared to be in better shape at the start of the season.

The defending champions have proven the claim, but not without fighting during the match which saw their fierce rivals in the last two decades taking the lead of 2-0 in sets. However, Trentino failed to convert five match balls in the fourth set.
The 18-year-old Bulgarian outside hitter, who’s playing his first professional season after a two-year experience in the NCAA (Long Beach State) Aleksandar Nikolov, was the top scorer among the winners with 19 points including 4 aces, while Daniele Lavia scored 32 points for Trentino, who managed to lose the match even though they have pretty much closed the net with 19 blocks, 5 of which made by Lavia himself and other 5 by Serbian middle-blocker Marko Podraščanin.

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🏐| SUPERLEGA CredemBanca 2022/23 | 5ª Giornata Andata – Round 5 of First Leg

Thursday October 20, 2022

• 20.30 Local Time | Itas Trentino – Cucine Lube Civitanova 2-3 (25:17, 25:20, 22:25, 30:32, 13:15)
Itas Trentino: Depalma 3, Michieletto 22, Podrascanin 9, Kaziyski 12, Lavia 32, Lisinac 7, Dzavoronok 2, Laurenzano (L), Nelli 0, Cavuto 0, D’Heer 0. N.E. Pace, Berger, Bernardis. Coach. Lorenzetti.
Cucine Lube Civitanova: De Cecco 4, Bottolo 10, Anzani 5, Zaytsev 5, Yant Herrera 5, Chinenyeze 14, Garcia Fernandez 16, D’Amico (L), Balaso (L), Nikolov 19, Diamantini 1, Gottardo 0. N.E. Ambrose, Sottile. Coach. Blengini.

Saturday October 29, 2022
• 18.00 Local Time | Top Volley Cisterna – Emma Villas Aubay Siena 1-3 (25:21, 23:25, 25:27, 25:27)

Sunday October 30, 2022
• 15.30 Local Time | Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza – Vero Volley Monza 1-3 (23:25, 25:18, 24:26, 18:25)
• 18.00 Local Time | Allianz Milano – WithU Verona 0-3 (20:25, 22:25, 23:25)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
• 18.00 Local Time | Gioiella Prisma Taranto – Pallavolo Padova 2-3 (25:19, 25:21, 21:25, 19:25, 14:16)

Tuesday December 8, 2022
• Sir Safety Susa Perugia – Modena Volley 3-0 (25:17, 25:16, 25:20)

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
1. Sir Safety Susa Perugia 9
2. Top Volley Cisterna 9
3. Cucine Lube Civitanova 9
4. Allianz Milano 5
5. Itas Trentino 5
6. Pallavolo Padova 4
7. WithU Verona 4
8. Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 4
9. Valsa Group Modena 4
10. Gioiella Prisma Taranto 3
11. Vero Volley Monza 1
12. Emma Villas Aubay Siena 0.

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🏐| NEXT MATCHES | 4ª Giornata Andata – Round 4 of First Leg

Saturday October 22, 2022
• 18.00 Local Time | WithU Verona – Gioiella Prisma Taranto
• 20.30 Local Time | Emma Villas Aubay Siena – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza

Sunday October 23, 2022
• 18.00 Local Time | Itas Trentino – Top Volley Cisterna
• 18.00 Local Time | Vero Volley Monza – Cucine Lube Civitanova
• 18.00 Local Time | Pallavolo Padova – Sir Safety Susa Perugia
• 20.30 Local Time | Modena Volley – Allianz Milano

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