Italy: Round 4 is over – 3 points for Verona, Trento and Perugia. Milano win derby vs. Monza. Tie break success for Padova

After the advance played yesterday, in which Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza down Gioiella Prisma Taranto by 3-1, Round 4 of 2024/25 Superlega CredemBanca has been completed today.
The day started with the home success of Rana Verona over Cucine Lube Civitanova, a team that still looking for first victory away, 3-1 (25:23, 17:25, 25:23, 25:14), after more than two hours of play.
The hosts were decisive in first and third set, both ended with the minumum gap, also taking advantage to the rivals’ errors.
Noumory Keita was once again decisive, taking another MVP award with 27 points including the one that closed the game through an excellent 62% in attack, while Mattia Bottolo scored 18 points for Civitanova.
Victory and 12/12 points for Itas Trentino, who won against Valsa Group Modena with the score of 3-1 (25:23, 17:25, 25:23, 25:14) in A22 derby, also confirming their unbeaten streak against the same rivals in 2024 (5 wins in as many games played).
Although a better start in last three sets, Modena was not able to compete with the rivals’ play, led by Alessandro Michieletto (16 points including 3 winning blocks and 52%) and Gabi Garcia (13 through 46%), who made the difference in decisive moments of the game.
For Modena, Tommaso Rinaldi and Paul Buchegger scored 46 points in two but their team made too many mistakes.
And what about the longest game played in Superlega since rally point system era?
This is the one between Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina and Sonepar Padova, closed by Luca Porro (1 attack and the decisive ace) with the score of 2-3 (28:26, 20:25, 28:30, 25:20, 16:18) and after two hours and 58 minutes of play, in front of more than 1500 home fans at a very hot PalaSavelli!
Veljko Masulovic close the game as top scorer tallying 26 points for the winners.
Sir Susa Vim Perugia, now at third place in the standings with 11 points behind Piacenza and Trento, earned 3 points after a 3-1 (19:25, 25:15, 25:16, 25:18) over Cisterna Volley, l despite the absence of Simone Giannelli, well replaced by Francesco Zoppellari, also author of 6 points including 3 winning blocks.
Oleh Plotnytskyi, back to the starting six, was name MVP of the match with 20 points, 58% in attack and 6 aces.
Great show in the derby between Vero Volley Monza and Allianz Milano that closed the round, with first two sets ended overtime (29-31 and 26-24), and the last two both 22-25, but with two sides closely until 20. Thanks to this success the winners now boast 6 points in the standings together with Civitanova and Padova, while Monza remain with 2 together newcomers Grottazzolina.
First set was a battle and, despite Monza made something better in blocking with Gabriele Di Martino author of 3 of his team’s 4, Milano was more efficient in attack (56% to 49%). Monza led almost all second set, but then suffered the comeback from 23-20 to 24-24, but this time they managed to close it with Di Martino. After other two very balanced sets, almost until the end, Ferre Reggers was named MVP of the game scoring 29 points in four sets through 61% in attack with 4 winning blocks. Best scorer on the other side of the net Arthur Szwarc with 23 points, while Ivan Zaytsev, at his seasonal debut, tallied 7.

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🏐| Superlega CredemBanca 2024/25 | 4ª Giornata Andata – Round 4 of First Leg

Saturday October 19, 2024
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza – Gioiella Prisma Taranto 3-1 (29:31, 25:23, 25:21, 25:18)

👉🏼Sunday October 20, 2024

• 16.00 (Local Time) | Rana Verona – Cucine Lube Civitanova 3-1 (25:23, 17:25, 25:23, 25:14)
Rana Verona: Abaev 0, Dzavoronok 13, Vitelli 4, Jensen 15, Keita 27, Cortesia 5, Bonisoli (L), Zingel 0, D’Amico (L), Sani 0, Spirito 0, Mozic 0. N.E. Chevalier, Zanotti. Coach. Stoytchev.
Cucine Lube Civitanova: Boninfante 3, Loeppky 15, Chinenyeze 7, Lagumdzija 10, Bottolo 18, Podrascanin 8, Bisotto (L), Gargiulo 3, Orduna 0, Balaso (L), Hossein Khanzadeh 1, Nikolov 0, Dirlic 0, Tenorio 0. N.E. Coach. Medei.

• 16.00 (Local Time) | Itas Trentino – Valsa Group Modena 3-1 (25:23, 17:25, 25:23, 25:14)
Itas Trentino: Sbertoli 5, Lavia 10, Kozamernik 6, Garcia Fernandez 13, Michieletto 16, Resende Gualberto 8, Sandu (L), Bristot 0, Rychlicki 4, Laurenzano (L), Acquarone 0. N.E. Pesaresi, Pellacani, Magalini. Coach. Soli.
Valsa Group Modena: De Cecco 2, Rinaldi 25, Sanguinetti 6, Buchegger 21, Gutierrez 13, Anzani 5, Gollini (L), Massari 0, Meijs 1, Stankovic 2, Davyskiba 1, Federici (L). N.E. Mati, Ikhbayri. Coach. Giuliani.

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina – Sonepar Padova 2-3 (28:26, 20:25, 28:30, 25:20, 16:18)
Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina: Zhukouski 2, Tatarov 18, Mattei 8, Cvanciger 9, Antonov 18, Demyanenko 16, Petkovic (L), Vecchi 1, Marchiani 0, Schalk 6, Marchisio (L). N.E. Cubito, Comparoni. Coach. Ortenzi.
Sonepar Padova: Falaschi 2, Porro 17, Plak 11, Masulovic 26, Sedlacek 18, Crosato 4, Toscani (L), Stefani 0, Diez (L), Pedron 0, Orioli 7, Truocchio 4. N.E. Mayo Liberman, Galiazzo. Coach. Cuttini.

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Sir Susa Vim Perugia – Cisterna Volley 3-1 (19:25, 25:15, 25:16, 25:18)
Sir Susa Vim Perugia: Zoppellari 6, Plotnytskyi 20, Loser 5, Ben Tara 21, Semeniuk 15, Russo 5, Piccinelli (L), Colaci (L), Ishikawa 1. N.E. Candellaro, Cianciotta, Giannelli, Herrera Jaime, Solé. Coach. Lorenzetti.
Cisterna Volley: Baranowicz 1, Bayram 9, Mazzone 7, Faure 15, Ramon 7, Nedeljkovic 5, Finauri (L), Fanizza 0, Pace (L), Tarumi 1, Rivas 0. N.E. Tosti, Diamantini, Czerwinski. Coach. Falasca.

• 19.00 (Local Time) | Vero Volley Monza – Allianz Milano 1-3 (29:31, 26:24, 22:25, 22:25)
Mint Vero Volley Monza: Rohrs 13, Beretta 5, Kreling 1, Zaytsev 7, Di Martino 7, Szwarc 23, Averill (L), Juantorena 0, Marttila 10, Lawani 0, Mancini 0, Gaggini (L). N.E. Lee. Coach. Eccheli.
Allianz Milano: Louati 18, Schnitzer 5, Reggers 29, Kaziyski 12, Caneschi 8, Porro 0, Staforini (L), Zonta 0, Catania (L), Barotto 3, Gardini 0. N.E. Larizza, Piano, Otsuka. Coach. Piazza.

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

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🏐| NEXT GAMES | 5ª Giornata Andata – Round 5 of First Leg

Saturday October 26, 2024
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Gioiella Prisma Taranto – Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina

Sunday October 27, 2024
• 16.00 (Local Time) | Allianz Milano – Rana Verona
• 17.00 (Local Time) | Sonepar Padova – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Itas Trentino – Sir Susa Vim Perugia
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Cucine Lube Civitanova – Cisterna Volley
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Valsa Group Modena – Vero Volley Monza

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