Italy: First leg is over! All results and Italian Cup pairs

First leg of 2023/24 Italian Superlega CredemBanca is over on Boxing Day, with all 6 games of Round 11 played.
In first match of the day, Rana Verona staged a remarkable comeback to defeat Cucine Lube Civitanova at the Eurosuole Forum.
Initially trailing 2-0, Stoytchev’s guys turned the game around, securing their third consecutive win and a spot in the Del Monte Coppa Italia Quarterfinals.
Decisive Donovan Dzavoronok, who led the charge with 17 points including five from the service line, earning the MVP award, while Cortesia also stood out with seven winning blocks, and their teammates Keita and Sani also contributed with 14 and 12 points, respectively.
The match began with a shaky start for Verona, marked by an early attacking error from Amin. However, they team quickly regained composure, with Dzavoronok and Zingel leading a strong offensive. Despite trailing initially, Verona’s persistence paid off, culminating in a well-deserved tie-break victory, 2-3 (25:22, 25:18, 16:25, 23:25, 12:15).
Another team who stunned a super favorite is Allianz Milano, who won on the field of Sir Susa Vim Perugia at tie break too, 2-3 (25:14, 25:20, 12:25, 22:25, 12:15).
So also Milano staged an epic comeback, led by MVP Matey Kaziyski, author of 25 points including the one that closed the game.
In first two sets, the hosts were able to keep the full control of the game, led by Herrera and Plotnytskyi, but above all with a great performance in blocking, with 9 points from this element only in first two sets. But then, at the 1-2 of third set, Kaziyski scored 6 aces and the game changed: Milano, led by Bulgarian superstar well supported by Yuki Ishikawa, managed to reopen the game, until a clear 18-13 in fourth set. The fifth one was very balanced until 12-12, but then Milano closed a game with similar numbers, and with as many as 15 winning blocks of Perugia, but it wasn’t enough, as Milano had a great team performance in attack, 60%. Among the hosts, Herrera was the top scorer with 20 points to his name, followed by Plontytskyi, who added 15, and Semeniuk and Flavio with 10 each.
Perugia, who closed the first leg at second place, will face Valsa Group Modena in quarterfinals of Italian Cup, the same Modena that today suffered a heavy home defeat against Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza, able to close the game in just three sets (20:25, 19:25, 21:25), despite the absence of Leal and in front of almost 5000 volleyball fans at PalaPanini ( PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH).
To the top Itas Trentino, who today won as predicted on the field of Pallavolo Padova, 0-3 (20:25, 32:34, 22:25) and closed first leg with only one defeat in 11 games!
To make the difference the performance in blocking, with 12 points from this element (6 for Padova), and a better performance in decisive moments of the game, while Kamil Rychlicki with 12 points to his name through 47% in attack, including 2 blocks and 1 ace was named MVP of the match. Excellent also Podrascanin, with 4 winning blocks and 71% in attack, but also outside hitters Lavia and Michieletto, who scored 25 points in two.
Three very important points also for
Cisterna Volley, who surprisingly defeated Vero Volley Monza at home with the score of 3-1 (25:18, 25:20, 21:25, 25:22), with 24 points from MVP Theo Faure, and Gioiella Prisma Taranto, who celebrated their first seasonal win by defeating at home Farmitalia Catania with the same result, 3-1 (25:19, 25:23, 17:25, 25:23), with 15 points from a great Kyle Russell.
And what about Del Monte Coppa
Italia, Italian National Cup?
Three quarterfinals are scheduled on Wednesday, January 3: Itas Trentino (1) will face Rana Verona (8), Mint Vero Volley Monza (4) will welcome Cucine Lube Civitanova (5), while No.3 Gas Sales BluEnergy Piacenza will face No.6 Allianz Milano. On Thursday, Sir Susa Vim Perugia (2) will face Valsa Group Modena (7).

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🇮🇹| 2023/24 Superlega CredemBanca | 11ª Giornata Andata – Round 11 of First Leg

Tuesday December 26, 2023

• 15.30 (Local Time) | Cucine Lube Civitanova – Rana Verona 2-3 (25:22, 25:18, 16:25, 23:25, 12:15)
Cucine Lube Civitanova: De Cecco 2, Zaytsev 13, Chinenyeze 10, Lagumdzija 17, Nikolov 20, Anzani 5, Bisotto (L), Motzo 0, Balaso (L), Diamantini 0, Bottolo 0, Yant Herrera 0. N.E. Thelle, Larizza. Coach. Blengini.
Rana Verona: Spirito 6, Dzavoronok 17, Cortesia 13, Esmaeilnezhad 8, Mozic 3, Zingel 4, Bonisoli (L), D’Amico (L), Keita 14, Sani 12. N.E. Grozdanov, Mosca, Zanotti. Coach. Stoytchev.

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Sir Susa Vim Perugia – Allianz Milano 2-3 (25:14, 25:20, 12:25, 22:25, 12:15)
Sir Susa Vim Perugia: Giannelli 5, Plotnytskyi 15, Resende Gualberto 10, Herrera Jaime 20, Semeniuk 10, Solé 7, Held 0, Toscani (L), Ben Tara 5, Colaci (L), Russo 0, Ropret 0. N.E. Candellaro, Leon Venero. Coach. Lorenzetti.
Allianz Milano: Porro 5, Kaziyski 25, Loser 14, Reggers 8, Mergarejo Hernandez 2, Piano 0, Zonta 0, Catania (L), Vitelli 2, Ishikawa 14, Dirlic 0. N.E. Innocenzi, Colombo. Coach. Piazza.

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Valsa Group Modena – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 0-3 (20:25, 19:25, 21:25)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
Valsa Group Modena: Mossa De Rezende 2, Juantorena 9, Sanguinetti 6, Sapozhkov 4, Rinaldi 10, Stankovic 2, Gollini (L), Boninfante 0, Brehme 3, Davyskiba 6, Federici (L). N.E. Pinali G., Pinali R., Sighinolfi. Coach. Petrella.
Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza: Brizard 3, Santos De Souza 13, Simon 8, Romanò 10, Recine 9, Caneschi 6, Hoffer (L), Gironi 0, Scanferla (L). N.E. Alonso, Ricci, Andringa, Dias. Coach. Anastasi.

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Cisterna Volley – Vero Volley Monza 3-1 (25:18, 25:20, 21:25, 25:22)
Cisterna Volley: Baranowicz 2, Ramon 17, Rossi 4, Faure 24, Peric 18, Nedeljkovic 6, Finauri (L), Giani 0, Piccinelli (L), Bayram 0, De Santis 0. N.E. Czerwinski, Mazzone. Coach. Falasca.
Mint Vero Volley Monza: Kreling 3, Takahashi 15, Di Martino 7, Szwarc 19, Maar 10, Galassi 9, Morazzini (L), Visic 0, Loeppky 2, Mujanovic 0, Gaggini (L). N.E. Comparoni, Beretta. Coach. Eccheli.

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Pallavolo Padova – Itas Trentino 0-3 (20:25, 32:34, 22:25)
Pallavolo Padova: Falaschi 0, Gardini 9, Plak 6, Garcia Fernandez 5, Desmet 20, Crosato 3, Truocchio (L), Zoppellari 0, Guzzo 7, Zenger (L), Porro 1, Fusaro 0. N.E. Taniguchi, Cardenas Morales. Coach. Cuttini.
Itas Trentino: Sbertoli 4, Lavia 11, Kozamernik 9, Rychlicki 12, Michieletto 14, Podrascanin 9, Pace (L), Laurenzano (L). N.E. Nelli, D’Heer, Berger, Magalini, Acquarone. Coach. Soli.

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Gioiella Prisma Taranto – Farmitalia Catania 3-1 (25:19, 25:23, 17:25, 25:23)
Gioiella Prisma Taranto: Trinidad De Haro 0, Gutierrez 15, Gargiulo 7, Russell 15, Lanza 16, Jendryk 8, Alletti 1, Luzzi (L), Rizzo (L), Sala 1, Bonacchi 0. N.E. Ekstrand, Paglialunga, Raffaelli. Coach. Travica.
Farmitalia Catania: Orduna 0, Massari 16, Masulovic 10, Buchegger 21, Randazzo 5, Bossi 0, Pierri (L), Basic 3, Cavaccini (L), Guarienti Zappoli 1, Tondo 5, Frumuselu 0, Baldi 0. N.E. Santambrogio. Coach. Douglas Silva.

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
1. Itas Trentino 28
2. Sir Susa Vim Perugia 25
3. Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 24
4. Mint Vero Volley Monza 20
5. Cucine Lube Civitanova 19
6. Allianz Milano 18
7. Valsa Group Modena 17
8. Rana Verona 14
9. Pallavolo Padova 10
10. Cisterna Volley 10
11. Gioiella Prisma Taranto 9
12. Farmitalia Catania 4.

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🇮🇹| NEXT GAMES| 1ª Giornata Ritorno – Round 1 of Second Leg

Friday December 29, 2023
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Rana Verona – Gioiella Prisma Taranto

Saturday December 30, 2023
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Farmitalia Catania – Sir Susa Vim Perugia
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Allianz Milano – Valsa Group Modena
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Vero Volley Monza – Cucine Lube Civitanova
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Pallavolo Padova – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Itas Trentino – Cisterna Volley

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