Italy: no major upsets in Round 18. 3 points for Trento, Verona Milano and Civitanova

After two advances played yesterday, Round 18 or, if you prefer, Round 7 of second leg of 2022/23 Superlega CredemBanca has been completed today.

In the first game of the day, Itas Trentino won on the field of a combative Gioiella Prisma Taranto by 0-3 (24:26, 26:28, 22:25), to back to the second place with the same number of points of Modena (who defeated Siena yesterday).
To led the visiting side was once again Matey Kaziyski, who ended the game with 20 points through 62% in attack and a very good performance also from the service line with 5 aces. He made the difference above all in first set, when Taranto was ahead before suffering a comeback thanks to Riccardo Sbertoli’s serves as well as the ones of captain Kaziyski himself.
Among the hosts, another great performance of opposite Ibrahim Lawani, who put down 20 points.

Three very important points also for WithU Verona, who won in four sets on the field of Vero Volley Monza (24:26, 20:25, 25:14, 21:25).
On the final result made the difference the inaccuracies of coach Eccheli’s guys, who even wasted a 20-15 lead in first set but, above all, Vlad Davyskiba’s ankle injury during third set, in the better moment of Monza. In fourth set Verona, led by a great Rok Mozic (16 points through 55% in attack and 3 aces) take advantage of the rivals’ errors, above all from the service line, to celebrate a well-deserved success.
Not even the return of Georg Grozer was enough.

3-1 win also for Allianz Milano, who defeat Pallavolo Padova (25:18, 23:25, 25:20, 25:19) in front of their home fans in a derby between two japanese superstars Yuki Ishikawa and Ran Takahashi.
A result that allows Milano to overtake Monza in the standings and to take the seventh place, while nothing change in the fight to avoid relegation, with Padova always ahead Siena and Taranto, but with just one more point. Milano today was better in blocking, 10 vs. 2, while MVP Jean Patry was author of 22 points through 67% in attack, and Yuki Ishikawa also contributed with 19. Dušan Petkovic was the most prolific player on the losing side with 18 points to his name.

| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH

Cucine Lube Civitanova was better than Top Volley Cisterna to end their unexpectedly big losing streak made of four consecutive defeats. Even today, Lube risked another setback as they started the match with a one-set deficit.
However, the reigning champions prevailed by 3-1 (20:25, 25:18, 25:23, 27:25) and climbed to 30 points and fourth place in the standings, while Cisterna remained below the playoff zone (ninth with 23 points, which is one point fewer than eighth-placed Vero Volley Monza).
Lube were led on the court today with Cuban Marlon Yant, who ended the game with 17 points, and Bulgarian Aleksandar Nikolov, who also contributed with five aces. Croatian Petar Djirlić scored 20 for Cisterna.

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🏐| 2022/23 SuperLega CredemBanca | 7ª Giornata Ritorno – Round 7 of Second Leg

| Saturday February 4, 2023
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Sir Safety Susa Perugia – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 3-1 (22:25, 25:22, 25:21, 25:17)
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Valsa Group Modena – Emma Villas Aubay Siena 3-1 (34:32, 25:12, 20:25, 28:26)

👉🏼 Sunday February 5, 2023

• 15.30 (Local Time) | Gioiella Prisma Taranto – Itas Trentino 0-3 (24:26, 26:28, 22:25)
Gioiella Prisma Taranto: Falaschi 0, Loeppky 14, Larizza 4, Lawani 20, Antonov 9, Alletti 7, Andreopoulos 0, Rizzo (L), Ekstrand 0, Cottarelli 0. N.E. Pierri, Gargiulo. Coach. Di Pinto.
Itas Trentino: Sbertoli 4, Michieletto 12, Podrascanin 6, Kaziyski 20, Lavia 12, D’Heer 3, Laurenzano (L), Nelli 2, Dzavoronok 0. N.E. Pace, Cavuto, Berger, Lisinac, Depalma. Coach. Lorenzetti.

• 16.00 (Local Time) | Vero Volley Monza – WithU Verona 1-3 (24:26, 20:25, 25:14, 21:25)
Vero Volley Monza: Zimmermann 1, Davyskiba 11, Di Martino 8, Szwarc 6, Maar 17, Galassi 11, Grozer 8, Federici (L), Kreling 0, Hernandez 2, Marttila 3. N.E. Pirazzoli, Beretta, Visic. Coach. Eccheli.
WithU Verona: Spirito 3, Magalini 10, Grozdanov 6, Keita 18, Mozic 16, Cortesia 6, Gaggini (L), Perrin 0, Vieira De Oliveira 0, Jensen 0, Zanotti 0. N.E. Bonisoli, Mosca. Coach. Stoytchev.

• 17.00 (Local Time) | Allianz Milano – Pallavolo Padova 3-1 (25:18, 23:25, 25:20, 25:19)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
Allianz Milano: Porro 1, Ishikawa 19, Loser 11, Patry 22, Mergarejo Hernandez 4, Vitelli 8, Pesaresi (L), Piano 0, Ebadipour 10, Fusaro 0. N.E. Colombo, Bonacchi, Lawrence. Coach. Piazza.
Pallavolo Padova: Saitta 0, Asparuhov 8, Canella 4, Petkovic 18, Takahashi 13, Crosato 6, Zenger (L), Desmet 1, Gardini 1, Zoppellari 0, Guzzo 2. N.E. Lelli, Volpato, Cengia. Coach. Cuttini.

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Cucine Lube Civitanova – Top Volley Cisterna 3-1 (20:25, 25:18, 25:23, 27:25)
Cucine Lube Civitanova: De Cecco 2, Yant Herrera 17, Diamantini 1, Garcia Fernandez 6, Bottolo 3, Chinenyeze 8, Gottardo 0, Balaso (L), D’Amico (L), Anzani 2, Zaytsev 8, Nikolov 16. N.E. Ambrose, Sottile. Coach. Blengini.
Top Volley Cisterna: Baranowicz 1, Bayram 4, Zingel 9, Dirlic 20, Sedlacek 15, Rossi 4, Catania (L), Zanni 0, Gutierrez 9, Kaliberda 0, Mattei 0. N.E. Staforini, Martinez. Coach. Soli.

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
1. Sir Safety Susa Perugia 54
2. Itas Trentino 35
3. Valsa Group Modena 35
4. Cucine Lube Civitanova 30
5. WithU Verona 27
6. Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 27
7. Allianz Milano 26
8. Vero Volley Monza 24
9. Top Volley Cisterna 23
10. Pallavolo Padova 15
11. Emma Villas Aubay Siena 14
12. Gioiella Prisma Taranto 14.
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🏐| NEXT MATCHES | 8ª Giornata Ritorno – Round 8 of Second Leg

Saturday February 11, 2023
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Top Volley Cisterna – Vero Volley Monza

Sunday February 12, 2023
• 15.30 (Local Time) | Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza – Allianz Milano
• 15.30 (Local Time) | Pallavolo Padova – WithU Verona
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Emma Villas Aubay Siena – Cucine Lube Civitanova
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Modena Volley – Gioiella Prisma Taranto
• 18.30 (Local Time) | Itas Trentino – Sir Safety Susa Perugia

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