Italy: Milano win advance of Round 7 against newcomers Grottazzolina

After a game valid for Round 10 played in advance and won in four sets against Cisterna Volley on Thursday, Allianz Milano back to the court in the game that opened 2024/25 Superlega CredemBanca Round 7 against newcomers Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina, and won the game with the score of 3-1 (25:18, 25:20, 25:27, 25:19).
Again with the same problems showed in previous matches, with lot of ups and downs, Milano managed to collect 6 points in just 48 hours, waiting for their official debut on Wednesday with their first game ever in CEV Champions League in club’s history, against Belgium’s Knack Roeselare.
Davide Gardini led the winners with 23 points and 4 winning blocks, as well as MVP award while, on the other side of the net, head coach Massimiliano Ortenzi, after a disastrous start from opposite Gabrijel Cvanciger, since third set sent on the field three outside hitters with Georgi Tararov (top scorer with 23 points through 50% in attack), Michele Fedrizzi and Oleg Antonov.
With this very important success, Milano jumped to fifth place in the standings with the same number of points of Verona, 12, who tomorrow will play on the field of Itas Trentino, and at +2 from Cucine Lube Civitanova, who will welcome curreny leaders Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza, while Grottazzolina remained to the bottom of the standings, still winless and with 2 points, at -2 from second-to-last Cisterna Volley, tomorrow on the field of Valsa Group Modena, and also from Vero Volley Monza, tomorrow on the field of Sonepar Padova. Also scheduled tomorrow the clash between Gioiella Prisma Taranto and defending champions Sir Susa Vim Perugia.

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🏐| Superlega CredemBanca 2024/25 | 7ª Giornata Andata – Round 7 of First Leg

👉🏼Saturday November 9, 2024
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Allianz Milano – Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina 3-1 (25:18, 25:20, 25:27, 25:19)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
Allianz Milano: Porro 2, Louati 14, Schnitzer 9, Reggers 14, Gardini 23, Piano 6, Catania (L), Kaziyski 0, Staforini (L), Zonta 0, Barotto 1, Otsuka 1. N.E. Larizza, Caneschi. Cowch. Piazza.
Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina: Zhukouski 3, Tatarov 23, Mattei 4, Cvanciger 6, Antonov 9, Demyanenko 5, Petkovic (L), Vecchi 0, Comparoni 1, Fedrizzi 4, Marchiani 0, Schalk 1, Marchisio (L). N.E. Cubito. Coach. Ortenzi.

Sunday November 10, 2024
• 16.00 (Local Time) | Cucine Lube Civitanova – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 3-0 (25:20, 25:20, 25:20)
• 17.00 (Local Time) | Sonepar Padova – Vero Volley Monza 3-0 (25:23, 25:21, 25:21)
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Itas Trentino – Rana Verona 3-1 (20:25, 27:25, 25:20, 25:22)
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Valsa Group Modena – Cisterna Volley 2-3 (28:26, 25:17, 20:25, 23:25, 11:15)
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Gioiella Prisma Taranto – Sir Susa Vim Perugia 0-3 (18:25, 14:25, 29:31)

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
1. Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 17
2. Sir Susa Vim Perugia 16
3. Itas Trentino 15
4. Rana Verona 12
5. Allianz Milano 12
6. Cucine Lube Civitanova 10
7. Valsa Group Modena 8
8. Sonepar Padova 7
9. Gioiella Prisma Taranto 7
10. Vero Volley Monza 4
11. Cisterna Volley 4
12. Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina 2

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🏐| NEXT GAMES | 8ª Giornata Andata – Round 8 of First Leg

Saturday November 16, 2024
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Cisterna Volley – Gioiella Prisma Taranto

Sunday November 17, 2024
• 15.30 (Local Time) | Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza – Itas Trentino
• 17.00 (Local Time) | Sonepar Padova – Allianz Milano
• 17.00 (Local Time) | Vero Volley Monza – Rana Verona
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Cucine Lube Civitanova – Valsa Group Modena
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Sir Susa Vim Perugia – Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina

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