Italy: Round 5 is over without major upsets. Trento and Perugia to the top!

After the advance played exactly a week ago, in which Mint Vero Volley Monza won on the field of Rana Verona in four sets, Round 5 of 2023/24 Superlega CredemBanca has been completed today without major upsets.
The day started with super favorite Sir Susa Vim Perugia, who won at Taranto’s PalaMazzola against the hosts Gioiella Prisma Taranto in front of about 800 home fans, closing the game with the score od 3-1 (20:25, 20:25, 25:20, 13:25).
Despite some good actions, the hosts collapsed only in the fourth set, depite a good Gutierrez, author of 14 points, while Russell suffered the winners’ block. Top scorer and MVP Oleh Plotnytskyi, with 17 points to his name.
Cucine Lube Civitanova redeemed themselves after a bad defeat on the field of Milano on Sunday, thanks to a clean straight sets win at their Eurosuole Forum by beating newcomers Farmitalia Catania without any problem (25:22, 25:19, 25:16), led by top scorer Adis Lagumdzija who recorded 15 points including 5 of his team’s winning blocks, deservedly named MVP of the game in what was his 100th game in Italy!
Double digit also for Nikolov (11) and Chinenyeze (10), while, on the losing side, for Buchegger and Randazzo, who scored 10 points each. The winners now boast 8 points in the current charts before big match scheduled on Sunday, November 19 on the field of Modena, who today struggled more than expected (and played without Federici, Sapozhkov and Pinali, all injured) but eventually managed to down Pallavolo Padova with the score of 3-1 (23:25, 25:18, 27:25, 25:11), led by MVP Osmany Juantorena, who ended the game as top scorer with 21 points to his name.
Three points also for Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza, who down a combative Cisterna Volley with the same score, 3-1 (25:13, 27:25, 23:25, 25:20).
To make the difference the attack, with the hosts who closed the game with 60% of team performance against 45% of the rivals, but decisive also their 9 winning blocks.
Four players ended the game in double digit, Lucarelli (19), Leal (17), Gironi (15) and Simon (13), while for Cisterna the 26 points from a great Theo Faure were not enough.
Close the picture the four sets win of titleholders Itas Trentino on the field of an Allianz Milano determined but only for two sets, 1-3 (22:25, 25:21, 19:25, 16:25).
After 1 hours and 48 minutes of play, and in front of more than 3000 home fans, Milano surrendered despite a good play, but it wasn’t enough.
In fact, after the 1-1, Trento made the difference in attack, with Michieletto-Lavia-Rychlicki authors of 56 points in three, with the first one named MVP of the game with 59% in attack and 20 points to his name.
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH

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🇮🇹| 2023/24 Superlega CredemBanca | 5ª Giornata Andata – Round 5 of First Leg

Wednesday November 8, 2023
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Rana Verona – Mint Vero Volley Monza 1-3 (20:25, 25:23, 22:25, 20:25)

👉🏼Wednesday November 15, 2023

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Gioiella Prisma Taranto – Sir Susa Vim Perugia 1-3 (20:25, 20:25, 25:20, 14:25)
Gioiella Prisma Taranto: Trinidad De Haro 0, Gutierrez 14, Gargiulo 1, Russell 13, Lanza 11, Jendryk 5, Alletti 2, Luzzi (L), Rizzo (L), Sala 0, Bonacchi 0. N.E. Ekstrand, Paglialunga, Raffaelli. Coach. Mastrangelo.
Sir Susa Vim Perugia: Giannelli 5, Plotnytskyi 17, Resende Gualberto 13, Ben Tara 8, Semeniuk 14, Solé 6, Toscani (L), Held 1, Herrera Jaime 7, Colaci (L), Ropret 0. N.E. Candellaro, Leon Venero, Russo. Coach. Lorenzetti.

• 20.30 (Local Time) | Valsa Group Modena – Pallavolo Padova 3-1 (23:25, 25:18, 27:25, 25:11)
Valsa Group Modena: Mossa De Rezende 1, Juantorena 21, Brehme 10, Davyskiba 15, Rinaldi 20, Sanguinetti 9, Boninfante 0, Stankovic 0, Gollini (L). N.E. Pinali, Sighinolfi. Coach. Petrella.
Pallavolo Padova: Falaschi 3, Gardini 16, Plak 7, Garcia Fernandez 6, Desmet 12, Crosato 7, Taniguchi (L), Zoppellari 0, Guzzo 1, Cardenas Morales 0, Zenger (L), Porro 3, Truocchio 1. N.E. Fusaro. Coach. Cuttini.

• 20.30 (Local Time) | Cucine Lube Civitanova – Farmitalia Catania 3-0 (25:22, 25:19, 25:16)
Cucine Lube Civitanova: De Cecco 2, Zaytsev 6, Chinenyeze 10, Lagumdzija 15, Nikolov 11, Anzani 4, Bisotto (L), Motzo 1, Balaso (L), Bottolo 4. N.E. Thelle, Diamantini, Larizza, Yant Herrera. Coach. Blengini.
Farmitalia Catania: Orduna 2, Basic 8, Masulovic 6, Buchegger 10, Randazzo 10, Tondo 1, Pierri (L), Cavaccini (L), Guarienti Zappoli 0, Frumuselu 0, Baldi 0, Bossi 1. N.E. Santambrogio. Coach. Douglas Silva.

• 20.30 (Local Time) | Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza – Cisterna Volley 3-1 (25:13, 27:25, 23:25, 25:20)
Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza: Brizard 1, Santos De Souza 19, Simon 13, Gironi 15, Leal 17, Caneschi 9, Hoffer (L), Scanferla (L), Andringa 0. N.E. Zlatanov, Recine, Alonso, Ricci, Romanò, Dias. Coach. Anastasi.
Cisterna Volley: Saitta 0, Ramon 4, Mazzone 6, Faure 26, Bayram 8, Nedeljkovic 6, De Santis (L), Giani 0, Piccinelli (L), Rossi 0, Peric 5. N.E. Finauri, Czerwinski. Coach. Falasca.

• 20.30 (Local Time) | Allianz Milano – Itas Trentino 1-3 (22:25, 25:21, 19:25, 16:25)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
Allianz Milano: Porro 0, Ishikawa 16, Loser 5, Reggers 16, Kaziyski 10, Piano 4, Colombo (L), Mergarejo Hernandez 5, Zonta 0, Catania (L), Vitelli 1, Dirlic 3. N.E. Innocenzi. Coach. Piazza.
Itas Trentino: Sbertoli 3, Lavia 18, Kozamernik 8, Rychlicki 18, Michieletto 20, Podrascanin 4, Nelli 0, Cavuto 0, Pace (L), Berger 0, Laurenzano (L), Acquarone 0. N.E. D’Heer, Magalini. Coach. Soli.

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
1. Itas Trentino 13
2. Sir Susa Vim Perugia 13
3. Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 12
4. Mint Vero Volley Monza 12
5. Cucine Lube Civitanova 8
6. Valsa Group Modena 7
7. Rana Verona 7
8. Cisterna Volley 5
9.Pallavolo Padova 4
10.Allianz Milano 4
11.Farmitalia Catania 3
12.Gioiella Prisma Taranto 2.

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🇮🇹| NEXT GAMES| 6ª Giornata Andata – Round 6 of First Leg

Saturday November 18, 2023
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Pallavolo Padova – Rana Verona

Sunday November 19, 2023
• 16.00 (Local Time) | Valsa Group Modena – Cucine Lube Civitanova
• 17.30 (Local Time) | Sir Susa Vim Perugia – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Farmitalia Catania – Allianz Milano
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Cisterna Volley – Gioiella Prisma Taranto
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Itas Trentino – Vero Volley Monza

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