Italy: Round 16 starts today – Cisterna stun Piacenza. 1 point for Catania, and a great comeback for Verona. Trento and Perugia ok

In a thrilling Round 16 of 2023/24 SuperLega CredemBanca, Round 5
of second leg, fans witnessed several nail-biting clashes, including the one between Farmitalia Catania and Cucine Lube Civitanova, that delivered a five-set thriller, ending 2-3 (25:13, 14:25, 28:26, 15:25, 10:15) in favor of Civitanova.
After a first set dominated by the last-placed side at PalaCatania, Civitanova managed to react winning a game that consolidated their fourth place in the standings with 29 points. MVP of the game Barthlemy Chinenyeze, for the second game in a row with 18 points including 1 ace, 2 blocks and 15/17 in attack, but decisive was also Simone Anzani, whi contributed with 7 of the winners’ 17 blocks and Aleksandar Nikolov, who added 17 points through 54% in attack and 4 blocks.
Top scorer of the match match, however, Paul Buchegger with the jersey of Catania who scored 27 points, but double digit also for Jacopo Massari, 17 punti, Luigi Randazzo, 16, and Serbian middle-blocker Nemanja Masulovic.
Also Mint Vero Volley Monza and Rana Verona engaged in a fierce battle, with Rana Verona edging out a 2-3 (25:23, 26:24, 23:25, 22:25, 11:15) victory after an epic comeback. Rok Mozic was the man of the match for Verona, scoring 25 points, while Monza’s Arthur Szwarc put up a commendable fight with 20 points. But Monza not only lose the game, but lose also Ran Takahashi, at 17-17 of third set due an ankle injury.
Cisterna Volley triumphed over Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza in a 3-1 (23:25, 25:23, 25:22, 25:19) great victory. Theo Faure stood out for the winners with a whopping 25 points in four sets, contributing significantly to the win, while Ricardo Lucarelli’s effort for Piacenza, scoring 20 points, was noteworthy despite the defeat.
In a more one-sided encounter, Itas Trentino swept Allianz Milano 3-0 (25:21, 25:19, 25:21). It was another good performance for Italians titleholders, who boasted 5 winning blocks in first set, 58% in attack in the second and 4 aces in the last one, with Alessandro Michieletto top scorer with 16 points including 2 winning blocks, 2 aces and 50% in attack, and MVP Kamil Rychlicki who added 12.
This game also marked the return of legendary Matey Kaziyski, now with the jersey of Milano, but awarded by President Bruno Da Re due his 433 games played for Trento, including several titles in which he was great protagonist.
Yuki Ishikawa, with 12 points, was the most prolific player for Milano, but it wasn’t enough to turn the tide.
Sir Susa Vim Perugia also secured a comfortable 3-0 (25:18, 25:23, 25:20) victory over Gioiella Prisma Taranto.
Predictions respected in a game in which block and attack were decisive, with the hosts had 59% of team performance compared to Taranto’s 44%, and 13 winning blocks to the rivals’ only 6.
Mvp of the match Kamil Semeniuk, with 12 points and 71% in attack, but double digit also for Herrera (13 points), Plotnytskyi (11) and Flavio (11 including 6 winning blocks), while Solè added 9 with 5 blocks. Decisive also captain Wilfredo Leon who in the first set contributed with 2 aces, including the one that closed this set.
For Taranto, opposite Kyle Russell tried to rally their team but fell short.
Tomorrow, January 25, 2024, Pallavolo Padova will face Valsa Group Modena.

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🇮🇹| 2023/24 Superlega CredemBanca | 5ª Giornata Ritorno – Round 5 of Second Leg

👉🏼Wednesday January 24, 2024

• 20.30 (Local Time) | Farmitalia Catania – Cucine Lube Civitanova 2-3 (25:13, 14:25, 28:26, 15:25, 10:15)
Farmitalia Catania: Orduna 1, Massari 17, Masulovic 10, Buchegger 27, Randazzo 16, Tondo 4, Pierri (L), Basic 0, Cavaccini (L), Guarienti Zappoli 0, Baldi 0. N.E. Frumuselu, Bossi, Santambrogio. Coach. Bua.
Cucine Lube Civitanova: De Cecco 3, Yant Herrera 6, Anzani 11, Lagumdzija 13, Bottolo 0, Chinenyeze 18, Bisotto (L), Balaso (L), Zaytsev 8, Nikolov 17, Diamantini 0. N.E. Thelle, Motzo, Larizza. Coach. Blengini.

• 20.30 (Local Time) | Mint Vero Volley Monza – Rana Verona 2-3 (25:23, 26:24, 23:25, 22:25, 11:15)
Mint Vero Volley Monza: Takahashi 13, Di Martino 8, Szwarc 20, Maar 19, Galassi 9, Kreling 2, Visic 0, Loeppky 7, Mujanovic 0, Morazzini (L), Beretta 0, Gaggini (L). N.E. Frascio, Comparoni. Coach. Eccheli.
Rana Verona: Spirito 4, Dzavoronok 16, Mosca 1, Esmaeilnezhad 2, Mozic 25, Grozdanov 13, Bonisoli (L), Zingel 6, D’Amico (L), Keita 19. N.E. Cortesia, Jovovic, Sani, Zanotti. Coach. Stoytchev.

• 20.30 (Local Time) | Cisterna Volley – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 3-1 (23:25, 25:23, 25:22, 25:19)
Cisterna Volley: Baranowicz 2, Ramon 1, Mazzone 6, Faure 25, Bayram 17, Nedeljkovic 7, De Santis (L), Piccinelli (L), Rossi 0, Czerwinski 0, Peric 14. N.E. Tosti, Finauri, Giani. Coach. Falasca.
Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza: Brizard 4, Santos De Souza 20, Caneschi 8, Romanò 6, Recine 7, Simon 11, Hoffer (L), Leal 5, Scanferla (L), Andringa 0. N.E. Alonso, Ricci, Dias. Coach. Anastasi.

• 20.30 (Local Time) | Itas Trentino – Allianz Milano 3-0 (25:21, 25:19, 25:21)
Itas Trentino: Sbertoli 2, Lavia 9, Kozamernik 7, Rychlicki 12, Michieletto 16, Podrascanin 6, D’Heer 0, Pace (L), Laurenzano (L). N.E. Nelli, Cavuto, Berger, Magalini, Acquarone. Coach. Soli.
Allianz Milano: Porro 0, Ishikawa 12, Loser 5, Reggers 8, Mergarejo Hernandez 6, Vitelli 0, Colombo (L), Kaziyski 5, Zonta 0, Catania (L), Piano 2, Dirlic 6. N.E. Innocenzi. Coach. Piazza.

• 20.30 (Local Time) | Sir Susa Vim Perugia – Gioiella Prisma Taranto 3-0 (25:18, 25:23, 25:20)
Sir Susa Vim Perugia: Giannelli 4, Plotnytskyi 11, Resende Gualberto 11, Herrera Jaime 13, Semeniuk 12, Solé 9, Held 0, Toscani (L), Leon Venero 2, Colaci (L). N.E. Candellaro, Ben Tara, Russo, Ropret. Coach. Lorenzetti.
Gioiella Prisma Taranto: Trinidad De Haro 1, Gutierrez 8, Gargiulo 4, Russell 8, Lanza 5, Jendryk 9, Rizzo (L), Sala 5. N.E. Alletti, Luzzi, Ekstrand, Bonacchi, Paglialunga, Raffaelli. Coach. Travica.

Thursday January 25, 2024
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Pallavolo Padova – Valsa Group Modena 3-1 (25:22, 25:23, 22:25, 25:23)

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
1. Itas Trentino 43
2. Sir Susa Vim Perugia 40
3. Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 32
4. Cucine Lube Civitanova 29
5. Allianz Milano 26
6. Rana Verona 25
7. Mint Vero Volley Monza 25
8. Valsa Group Modena 19
9. Cisterna Volley 19
10. Pallavolo Padova 11
11. Gioiella Prisma Taranto 11
12. Farmitalia Catania 5.

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🇮🇹| NEXT GAMES| 6ª Giornata Ritorno – Round 6 of Second Leg

Saturday February 3, 2024
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Rana Verona – Pallavolo Padova
• 18.30 (Local Time) | Allianz Milano – Farmitalia Catania
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Vero Volley Monza – Itas Trentino

Sunday February 4, 2024
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza – Sir Susa Vim Perugia
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Cucine Lube Civitanova – Valsa Group Modena
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Gioiella Prisma Taranto – Cisterna Volley

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