Italy: Verona down Milano! 3 points also for Siena, Perugia (1-3 in big match against Modena) and Padova

What a superiority in 2022/23 Superlega CredemBanca!

Sir Safety Susa Perugia break down Modena in big match of Round 16 (or, if you prefer, Round 5 of second leg) and triumph in regular season 6 rounds before end!
Yes, Perugia is the king of the regular season.
After making a comeback from a one-set deficit, they conquered always-hot PalaPanini in four sets, partially 25:23, 23:25, 16:25 and 18:25, overcoming the hosts Valsa Group Modena and thus celebrating mathematical certainty of first place in the regular season with six rounds to spare. Perugia earned their 28th consecutive season victory overall, also in front of the rival’s sold-out hall with 5,000 spectators, with a very strong performance, particularly in the second set. Down by a set and 20-22, Andrea Anastasi’s guys found a way out and tied at 1-1 in sets. From that moment on, the current vice champions improved their play by a few notches.
Cuban-Polish Wilfredo León finished with a match-high 19 points including four aces, while his countryman by birth Jesús Herrera had 71% attack (10 of 14).
The Frenchman Earvin Ngapeth was the top scorer for Modena, who remained third, with 17 points.
Therefore, Perugia created an untouchable advantage of 19 points and seven wins in relation to the closest follower, which is Itas Trentino, who beat Cucine Lube Civitanova 3-1 in one of yesterday’s advances.

Big match and Super Perugia apart, WithU Verona staged an upset celebrating first victory of 2023 by beating a disappointing Allianz Milano in just three sets (25:23, 27:25, 25:21), the same Milano who defeated Modena, just a week ago.
The hosts made the difference above all in blocking, but also in all other elements, with Sapozhkov (16 points), Keita (15) and Mozic (13) decisive in attack.

Victory and 3 points also for last-placed Emma Villas Aubay Siena, who defeated Top Volley Cisterna by 3-1 (22:25, 25:19, 25:22, 25:18), but lose opposite Giulio Pinali for an ankle injury, suffered at the end of third set, and for another team protagonist in the struggle for salvation, Pallavolo Padova, who played a great game and trampled over Gioiella Prisma Taranto, beating the rivals in just three sets (25:21, 25:21, 25:20).
The winners were better in all elements, with the only exception for blocking: only 4 points, and all in third set, against the 10 of Taranto (4 by Loeppky, top scorer or the game with 20 points, and basically the only one rivals of Padova). MVP award to japanese star Ran Takahashi, author of 18 points with 59% in attack (88% in first set) and 5 aces, but good also Asparuh Asparuhov with 16 punti, 54% in attack and 1 ace.

| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH

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🏐| 2022/23 SuperLega CredemBanca | 5ª Giornata Ritorno – Round 5 of Second Leg

| Saturday January 21, 2023
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Cucine Lube Civitanova – Itas Trentino 1-3 (19:25, 25:22, 19:25, 18:25)
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Vero Volley Monza – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 3-1 (22:25, 27:25, 25:20, 25:15)

👉🏼 Sunday January 22, 2023

• 15.30 (Local Time) | WithU Verona – Allianz Milano 3-0 (25:23, 27:25, 25:21)
WithU Verona: Spirito 1, Keita 15, Grozdanov 6, Sapozhkov 16, Mozic 13, Cortesia 7, Magalini 0, Gaggini (L), Vieira De Oliveira 0, Perrin 0. N.E. Bonisoli, Zanotti, Mosca, Jensen. Coach. Stoytchev.
Allianz Milano: Porro 1, Ishikawa 11, Loser 4, Patry 15, Mergarejo Hernandez 8, Vitelli 7, Pesaresi (L), Bonacchi 0, Lawrence 0, Ebadipour 4, Fusaro 0. N.E. Colombo, Piano. Coach. Piazza.

• 15.30 (Local Time) | Emma Villas Aubay Siena – Top Volley Cisterna 3-1 (22:25, 25:19, 25:22, 25:18)
Emma Villas Aubay Siena: Finoli 0, Petric 19, Mazzone 7, Pinali 11, Van Garderen 19, Ricci 6, Pochini (L), Bonami (L), Biglino 0, Pereyra 7, Raffaelli 0, Pinelli 0. N.E. Fontani. Coach. Pelillo.
Top Volley Cisterna: Baranowicz 3, Bayram 8, Zingel 3, Dirlic 9, Sedlacek 18, Rossi 5, Gutierrez 8, Catania (L), Mattei 1, Martinez 2, Kaliberda 4. N.E. Lostritto, Staforini, Zanni. Coach. Soli.

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Valsa Group Modena – Sir Safety Susa Perugia 1-3 (25:23, 23:25, 16:25, 18:25)
Valsa Group Modena: Mossa De Rezende 2, Ngapeth 17, Sanguinetti 4, Lagumdzija 11, Rinaldi 8, Stankovic 2, Sala 3, Salsi 0, Rossini (L), Marechal 1. N.E. Gollini, Bossi, Krick, Malavasi. Coach. Giani.
Sir Safety Susa Perugia: Giannelli 3, Semeniuk 7, Resende Gualberto 2, Rychlicki 10, Leon Venero 19, Solé 7, Russo 3, Colaci (L), Cardenas Morales 0, Plotnytskyi 11, Herrera Jaime 11. N.E. Piccinelli, Ropret, Mengozzi. Coach. Anastasi.

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Pallavolo Padova – Gioiella Prisma Taranto 3-0 (25:21, 25:21, 25:20)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
Pallavolo Padova: Saitta 1, Asparuhov 16, Volpato 5, Petkovic 5, Takahashi 18, Crosato 6, Lelli (L), Zenger (L), Gardini 1, Guzzo 5. N.E. Canella, Zoppellari, Desmet, Cengia. Coach. Cuttini.
Gioiella Prisma Taranto: Falaschi 3, Loeppky 20, Larizza 3, Ekstrand 4, Antonov 7, Alletti 5, Rizzo (L), Gargiulo 1, Cottarelli 0, Andreopoulos 2. N.E. Pierri. Coach. Di Pinto.

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
1. Sir Safety Susa Perugia 48
2. Itas Trentino 29
3. Valsa Group Modena 29
4. Cucine Lube Civitanova 26
5. Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 25
6. Vero Volley Monza 24
7. Allianz Milano 23
8. Top Volley Cisterna 23
9. WithU Verona 22
10. Pallavolo Padova 14
11. Gioiella Prisma Taranto 13
12. Emma Villas Aubay Siena 12.

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🏐| NEXT MATCHES | 6ª Giornata Ritorno – Round 6 of Second Leg

Saturday January 28, 2023
• 16.00 (Local Time) | Allianz Milano – Sir Safety Susa Perugia

Sunday January 29, 2023
• 15.30 (Local Time) | Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza – Gioiella Prisma Taranto
• 15.30 (Local Time) | Emma Villas Aubay Siena – Pallavolo Padova
• 18.00 (Local Time) | WithU Verona – Cucine Lube Civitanova
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Itas Trentino – Vero Volley Monza
• 20.45 (Local Time) | Top Volley Cisterna – Modena Volley

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