Italy | Quarterfinals Game 2 | Verona and Modena on 2-0 in Series, Monza defeat Trentino and Perugia fall in Milano

After exciting Games 1, today’s quarterfinal matches of the Italian SuperLega CredemBanca were exciting and filled with great volleyball and drama, with three matches concluding after intense battles that lasted five sets!

Among them the match in Verona in which the home team took a significant step towards the semifinals by winning 3-2 and leading 2-0 in the best-of-five series. The trio of Keita (20), Mozic (15), and Sapozkhov (27) once again demonstrated their dominance, leading the home team to a really resounding victory against titleholders Cucine Lube Civitanova, while Grozdanov also contributed with 5 winning blocks. Partially it was 24:26, 25:20, 20:25, 25:23 and 15:11.
About Lube, 23 points for Zaytsev and 17 per Yant, but double digit also for Nikolov (13) and Chinenyeze (11). They were more incisive in serving with 7 aces vs. 1, but the winners were better in attack and, above all, in decisive moments of the match.

Vero Volley Monza caused the second major upset of this playoff phase by defeating Trentino 3-1 (25:21, 25:16, 23:25, 25:18) in front of their home fans, thus leveling the series at 1-1. However, the visiting side had to face the heavy absences of Michieletto and Podrascanin, who were both unable to travel due to illness.
In any case, German superstar Georg Grozer showed another outstanding performance with 21 points through a super 68% in attack, earning the title of the match’s top scorer, while Stephen Maar also contributed 19 points and 62%, and Davyskiba with 13 points (including 4 aces) for the winners. On the other side of the net Donovan Dzavoronok (in Monza until the last season, who played today instead of Michieletto) was the most prolific player with 17 points through 53% in attack including 1 ace and 1 block, while Kaziyski added 14 points.

After securing a great victory in a five-set match in Piacenza, 2-3 (25:19, 21:25, 25:22, 21:25, 13:15), Modena has taken a significant step towards the semifinal, and they now await the third game on their home soil in Modena with confidence.
Adis Lagumdzija led the Modena team with 21 points, and Earvin Ngapeth also contributed with 20 points. The top scorer of the match was Leal of Piacenza, who scored 27 points.

This game in Milan was also thrilling and played on a very high level, going to 5 sets. The hosts celebrated a 3-2 (27:25, 25:21, 21:25, 18:25, 15:13) great victory, to level the series to 1-1.
MVP Osniel Mergarejo (42% in attack with 4 blocks) and Yuki Ishikawa (47% in attack) with 22 and 18 points respectively, led Allianz Milano, who wasted a 2-0 lead, to win, but decisive also the entrance of Ebadipour and Vitelli.
Perugia’s most effective player and top scorer of the match was Leon, who scored 29 points (with 7 winning blocks), Rychlicki scored 13 in three sets, Flavio tallied 12 and Plotnytskyi scored 5 aces.
This was the first defeat of Perugia in Superlega, as the guys around head coach Andrea Anastasi ended regular season undefeated!
About the numbers, they are very balanced, just like the game: Perugia was slightly better from the service line with 8 aces against 5, but also with more errors (20 vs. 15). 14 winning blocks each, and similiar performances in reception and attack.

| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH

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🇮🇹| 2022/23 Superlega CredemBanca | Playoffs Quarterfinals

—GAME 1—
| Saturday | March 18, 2023
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Sir Safety Susa Perugia – Allianz Milano 3-0 (25:22, 25:15, 25:18)
| Sunday | March 19, 2023
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Valsa Group Modena – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 3-2 (25:19, 23:25, 25:19, 20:25, 15:11)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Cucine Lube Civitanova – WithU Verona 0-3 (24:26, 29:31, 24:26)
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Itas Trentino – Vero Volley Monza 3-2 (25:16, 25:21, 13:25, 18:25, 15:13)

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—GAME 2—

👉🏼 Wednesday | March 22, 2023

• 20.30 (Local Time) | Allianz Milano – Sir Safety Susa Perugia 3-2 (27:25, 25:21, 21:25, 18:25, 15:13) Serie: 1-1
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
Allianz Milano: Porro 3, Ishikawa 18, Loser 9, Patry 12, Mergarejo 22, Piano 9, Pesaresi (L), Fusaro 0, Ebadipour 3, Vitelli 2. N.E. Colombo, Bonacchi, Lawrence. Coach. Piazza.
Sir Safety Susa Perugia: Giannelli 4, Semeniuk 4, Resende Gualberto 12, Herrera Jaime 9, Leon Venero 29, Solé 8, Colaci (L), Rychlicki 13, Plotnytskyi 9. N.E. Piccinelli, Cardenas Morales, Mengozzi, Ropret, Russo. Coach. Anastasi.

• 20.30 (Local Time) | WithU Verona – Cucine Lube Civitanova 3-2 (24:26, 25:20, 20:25, 25:23, 15:11) Serie: 2-0
WithU Verona: Spirito 2, Keita 20, Grozdanov 12, Sapozhkov 27, Mozic 15, Mosca 10, Gaggini (L), Magalini 0. N.E. Bonisoli, Vieira De Oliveira, Zanotti, Cavalcanti, Jensen, Cortesia. Coach. Stoytchev.
Cucine Lube Civitanova: De Cecco 6, Yant Herrera 17, Chinenyeze 11, Zaytsev 23, Nikolov 13, Anzani 9, Bottolo 1, Garcia Fernandez 0, D’Amico (L), Balaso (L), Gottardo 0. N.E. Ambrose, Penna, Sottile. Coach. Blengini.

• 20.30 (Local Time) | Vero Volley Monza – Itas Trentino 3-1 (25:21, 25:16, 23:25, 25:18) Serie: 1-1
Vero Volley Monza: Kreling 0, Davyskiba 13, Beretta 9, Grozer 21, Maar 19, Galassi 4, Pirazzoli (L), Szwarc 1, Federici (L), Zimmermann 0. N.E. Pisoni, Magliano, Marttila, Di Martino. Coach. Eccheli.
Itas Trentino: Sbertoli 4, Dzavoronok 18, Lisinac 9, Nelli 8, Kaziyski 14, D’Heer 5, Pace (L), Lavia 1, Laurenzano (L). N.E. Berger, Cavuto, Bernardis. Coach. Lorenzetti.

• 20.30 (Local Time) | Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza – Valsa Group Modena 2-3 (25:19, 21:25, 25:22, 21:25, 13:15) Serie: 0-2
Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza: Brizard 3, Santos De Souza 14, Simon 7, Romanò 4, Leal 27, Caneschi 9, Hoffer (L), Scanferla (L), Recine 0, Gironi 7. N.E. Basic, Alonso, De Weijer, Cester. Coach. Botti.
Valsa Group Modena: Mossa De Rezende 3, Ngapeth 20, Sanguinetti 8, Lagumdzija 21, Rinaldi 12, Stankovic 9, Sala 0, Rossini (L), Marechal 0, Rousseaux 0. N.E. Gollini, Bossi, Krick, Salsi. Coach. Giani.

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—GAME 3—
| Saturday | March 25, 2023
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Itas Trentino – Vero Volley Monza 3-1 (22:25, 25:18, 25:19, 25:18) Serie: 2-1
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
| Sunday | March 26, 2023
• 17.00 (Local Time) | |Valsa Group Modena – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 0-3 (21:25, 22:25, 23:25) Serie: 2-1
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
• 17.00 (Local Time) | Sir Safety Susa Perugia – Allianz Milano 3-1 (22:25, 30:28, 25:18, 25:20) Serie: 2-1
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Cucine Lube Civitanova – WithU Verona 3-0 (25:17, 25:22, 28:26) Serie: 1-2

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—GAME 4—

| Saturday | April 1, 2023
• 20.30 (Local Time) | WithU Verona – Cucine Lube Civitanova 1-3 (25:20, 23:25, 26:28, 24:26) Serie: 2-2

| Sunday | April 2, 2023
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Allianz Milano – Sir Safety Susa Perugia 3-2 (25:15, 19:25, 19:25, 28:26, 15:13) Serie: 2-2
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza – Valsa Group Modena 3-0 (25:20, 25:21, 25:20) Serie: 2-2
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Vero Volley Monza – Itas Trentino 0-3 (22:25, 20:25, 19:25) Serie: 1-3

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—GAME 5—

| Saturday | April 8, 2023
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Cucine Lube Civitanova-WithU Verona 3-0 (25:19, 25:23, 25:23) Serie: 3-2

| Monday | April 10, 2023
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Sir Safety Susa Perugia – Allianz Milano 1-3 (25:18, 21:25, 27:29, 23:25) Serie: 2-3
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Valsa Group Modena-Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 2-3 (25:19, 25:17, 20:25, 21:25, 12:15) Serie: 2-3

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Formula: best-of-five

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