Italy: Round 5 is over! Perugia win big match vs. Trento and rise to the top! Verona, Piacenza, Civitanova and Modena ok

After the advance played yesterday, in which Gioiella Prisma Taranto won in four sets against newcomers Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina, Round 5 of 2024/25 Superlega Credem Banca has been completed today with other 5 games, and not without upsets.
In an exciting Sunday of action, Rana Verona extended their winning streak with a hard-fought 1-3 (25:17, 24:26, 22:25, 28:30) victory on the field of Allianz Milano after as many as 2 hours and 20 hours of play!
In a very nervous match, Milano initially took the lead but was overtaken by the rivals’ resilience, led once again by a stellar Noumory Keita, who left the court with 31 points to his name, including the one that closed the game and 3 aces, and earned the MVP title. Verona now holds 11 points in the standings.
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
Meanwhile, Cucine Lube Civitanova continued their unbeaten run at home with a 3-0 (25:14, 25:19, 25:19) win over Cisterna, featuring a great performance from top scorer and MVP Eric Loeppky, who scored 14 points (59% in attack, 1 ace and 3 winning blocks) and helped Civitanova secure third straight home victory.
Double digit also for Adis Lagumdzija , who also contributed with 13 while no player in Cisterna’s jersey reached a double digit. The hosts started with a stellar first set, in which they trampled over the rivals with 67% of team performance in attack, 3 aces to 0, blocks to 0 and 5 points from Loeppky. Something better for Cisterna in second set, above all in blocking, but the rivals are too strong and were able to close also the other two sets without major problems, also with 5 points from a recovered Aleksandar Nikolov.
Sonepar Padova and Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza played the weekend’s most intense match, with Piacenza emerging victorious 2-3 (25:22, 22:25, 25:23, 28:30, 11:15) after five fiercely contested sets. Stephen Maar led the winners with a powerful performance, earning the MVP award in a game that pushed both teams to their limits and kept volleyball fans on the edge of their seats.
Valsa Group Modena literally dominated MINT Vero Volley Monza 3-0 (25:17, 25:21, 25:16), capitalizing on MVP Paul Buchegger’s 17-point game to secure the win.
In another thrilling face-off, in big match of Round 5, Itas Trentino fell in front of their home fans to Sir Susa Vim Perugia, 1-3 (25:19, 22:25, 24:26, 19:25), keeping their strong position in the league.
In a sold out ilT quotidiano Arena in Trento, in front of 4000 volleyball fans, Perugia celebrated their 5th success in a row in as many games played against a rival unbeaten so far, despite the absence of setter Simone Giannelli.
After losing first set 25-19, they reacted e closed the game in flur sets, with 42% efficiency in attack, 10 winning blocks and 9 aces, 4 only from Oleh Plotnytskyi, MVP of the game for second time in a row with 28 points to his name, 47% in attack and 3 winning blocks.

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🏐| Superlega CredemBanca 2024/25 | 5ª Giornata Andata – Round 5 of First Leg

Saturday October 26, 2024
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Gioiella Prisma Taranto – Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina 3-1 (25:14, 23:25, 25:17, 29:27)

👉🏼Sunday October 27, 2024
• 16.00 (Local Time) | Allianz Milano – Rana Verona 1-3 (25:17, 24:26, 22:25, 28:30)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
Allianz Milano: Porro 4, Louati 15, Schnitzer 9, Reggers 18, Kaziyski 13, Caneschi 5, Gardini (L), Staforini 0, Larizza 0, Zonta 0, Catania (L), Barotto 1, Otsuka 0. N.E. Piano. Coach. Piazza.
Rana Verona: Abaev 0, Dzavoronok 15, Vitelli 4, Jensen 2, Keita 31, Cortesia 9, Bonisoli (L), Zingel 0, D’Amico (L), Sani 9, Spirito 0, Mozic 0. N.E. Chevalier, Zanotti. Coach. Stoytchev.

• 17.00 (Local Time) | Sonepar Padova – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 2-3 (25:22, 22:25, 25:23, 28:30, 11:15)
Sonepar Padova: Falaschi 2, Porro 22, Plak 11, Masulovic 19, Sedlacek 11, Crosato 10, Toscani (L), Stefani 0, Diez (L), Pedron 0, Orioli 0. N.E. Mayo Liberman, Galiazzo, Truocchio. Coach. Cuttini.
Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza: Brizard 2, Mandiraci 17, Simon 13, Romanò 0, Maar 17, Galassi 9, Scanferla (L), Andringa 0, Bovolenta 17, Loreti (L). N.E. Kovacevic, Kedzierski, Ricci, Gueye. Coach. Anastasi.

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Itas Trentino – Sir Susa Vim Perugia 1-3 (25:19, 22:25, 24:26, 19:25)
Itas Trentino: Sbertoli 2, Lavia 12, Kozamernik 6, Garcia Fernandez 16, Michieletto 18, Resende Gualberto 9, Pesaresi (L), Bristot 0, Rychlicki 2, Laurenzano (L), Acquarone 0. N.E. Pellacani, Magalini, Sandu. Coach. Soli.
Sir Susa Vim Perugia: Zoppellari 0, Plotnytskyi 28, Russo 2, Ben Tara 21, Semeniuk 2, Loser 5, Piccinelli (L), Cianciotta 0, Herrera Jaime 0, Colaci (L), Ishikawa 15. N.E. Candellaro, Giannelli, Solé. Coach. Lorenzetti.

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Cucine Lube Civitanova – Cisterna Volley 3-0 (25:14, 25:19, 25:19)
Cucine Lube Civitanova: Loeppky 14, Chinenyeze 5, Lagumdzija 13, Bottolo 2, Podrascanin 8, Boninfante 3, Bisotto (L), Gargiulo 0, Balaso (L), Hossein Khanzadeh 1, Nikolov 6. N.E. Orduna, Dirlic, Tenorio. Coach. Medei.
Cisterna Volley: Baranowicz 1, Bayram 6, Mazzone 3, Faure 6, Ramon 6, Nedeljkovic 2, Finauri (L), Fanizza 0, Pace (L), Tarumi 0, Czerwinski 2, Rivas 1. N.E. Tosti, Diamantini. Coach. Falasca.

• 19.00 (Local Time) | Valsa Group Modena – Vero Volley Monza 3-0 (25:17, 25:21, 25:16)
Valsa Group Modena: De Cecco 2, Rinaldi 13, Anzani 7, Buchegger 17, Gutierrez 8, Sanguinetti 6, Gollini (L), Massari 0, Meijs 0, Mati 1, Davyskiba 0, Ikhbayri 2, Federici (L). N.E. Stankovic. Coach. Giuliani.
Mint Vero Volley Monza: Kreling 1, Juantorena 0, Averill 1, Szwarc 8, Marttila 4, Beretta 7, Picchio (L), Rohrs 3, Lawani 0, Mancini 0, Di Martino 1, Gaggini (L), Zaytsev 5. N.E. Lee. Coach. Eccheli.

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
1. Sir Susa Vim Perugia 14
2. Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 14
3. Itas Trentino 12
4. Rana Verona 11
5. Cucine Lube Civitanova 9
6. Sonepar Padova 7
7. Valsa Group Modena 6
8. Gioiella Prisma Taranto 6
9. Allianz Milano 6
10. Vero Volley Monza 2
11. Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina 2
12. Cisterna Volley 1

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

Saturday November 2, 2024
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Rana Verona – Valsa Group Modena

Sunday November 3, 2024
• 16.00 (Local Time) | Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza – Allianz Milano
• 17.00 (Local Time) | Vero Volley Monza – Gioiella Prisma Taranto
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina – Itas Trentino
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Cisterna Volley – Sonepar Padova
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Sir Susa Vim Perugia – Cucine Lube Civitanova

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