Coppa Italia: a super Piacenza defeat a unrecognizable Perugia to become first finalist! 3-0

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25 February 2023 Ivan

In the first semifinal of 2022/23 Del Monte Coppa Italia SuperLega, Italian Cup, Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza caused a major upset by playing really an outstanding performance to beat the heavily favored Sir Safety Susa Perugia in just three sets!
Partiallu 30:28, 25:20, 25:22.

During the match, Perugia had a hard time with their serve, making 23 direct errors with only 5 aces and, as a result, they were unable to maintain a good level on the field. On the other hand, Piacenza was able to make a difference by delivering excellent serves, above all during key moments of the match.
Although they made 21 errors too, they also had 11 aces, which helped them to keep a lead.
The top scorer of the match was Yuri Romano from Piacenza, who scored 13 points, while Yoandy Leal followed him with 11 points, and Robertlandy Simon added 10.

For Perugia, whose impressive winning streak consisting of 33 games in all competitions came into a end, Kamil Rychlicki was the most prolific player with 11 points. Not a good day for Wilfredo Leon, who only managed to score 8 points with a 23% attack rate, 1 block, 1 ace, and a 27% reception rate.

The second finalist will be Itas Trentino, who defeated Allianz Milano in second semifinals.

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🏆| DEL MONTE COPPA ITALIA 2022/23 – FINAL FOUR @ Palazzo dello Sport Roma

— SEMIFINALS —

| Saturday February 25, 2023

👉🏼 15.30 (Local Time) | Sir Safety Susa Perugia – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 0-3 (28:30, 20:25, 22:25)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH