Italy: all results of Round 14 – 3 points for Padova, Trento, Perugia and Piacenza. 2 for Monza and Verona

Round 14 of 2024/25 SuperLega Credem Banca or, if you prefer, Round 3 of second leg saw important victories for Monza, Padova, Perugia, Piacenza, Trento and Verona.
In a thrilling tie-break, Mint Vero Volley Monza defeated Cucine Lube Civitanova 3-2 (25:13, 22:25, 17:25, 31:29, 15:12), with Taylor Averill earning MVP honors with 13 points to his name, but double digit also for Arthur Szwarc, top scorer with 24 points, Erik Rohrs, who added 17, Ivan Zaytsev with 14, in what was his last match with the club, and captain Thomas Beretta, who also contributed with 11.
So a very important Christmas gift for the winners, in front of almost 3000 volleyball fans at Opiquad Arena. Among the visiting side, 4 players in double digit, with Aleksandar Nikolov who led the charge with 19 points after a bad start for Lube, then Adis Lagumdzija, Mattina Bottolo and Barthlemy Chinenyeze, all with 16 points.
Monza now shares last place in the standings with 9 points each together with newcomers Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina, defeated at tie break on the field of Rana Verona, 3-2 (25:17, 25:16, 23:25, 17:25, 15:13), after a disastrous start and after being down 2-0. Rok Mozic earned MVP award thanks to his 18 points and a solid performance in reception, with 62%.
Meanwhile, Sonepar Padova triumphed 3-1 over Gioiella Prisma Taranto (25:20, 25:21, 24:26, 25:19), thanks to Veljko Masulovic’s stellar 20-points performance through 55% in attack, while Tim Held, scored 16 points with 56% in attack for the visiting side.
Sir Susa Vim Perugia continued their unbeaten streak with a 3-0 sweep of Modena (25:22, 27:25, 25:21).
In a game played in a very high level, Alberto Giuliani’s players, after the heavy defeat on the field of Grottazzolina, fought above showing a great performance from the service line with 7 aces at the end of the game, but Perugia managed to keep the control, led by diagonal Oleh Plotnytskyi – Yuki Ishikawa, both in double digit with 14 and 13 points, respectively, followed by Wassim Ben Tara, who added 10, while captain Simone Giannelli earned MVP honor also with 5 points to his name in front of 4751 fans at PalaBarton.
Itas Trentino also dominated an again disappointed Allianz Milano 3-0 (25:18, 25:23, 25:19), led by Alessandro Michieletto’s 17 points always in key moments of the game, dominating from the service line (10 aces with only 11 errors) and in attack with 54% of team performance. Milano try to reply with Yacine Louati and Matey Kaziyski (30 points in two) but also suffered the bad day of bomber Ferre Reggers, who left the court with only 7 points, as well as of their middle-blockers. Decisive also the 4000 home fans at PalaTrento after a month of always away games.
Close the picture Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza who secured a hard-fought 3-1 victory against Cisterna Volley (25:21, 22:25, 25:23, 27:25), with setter Antoine Brizard named MVP. The winners good also in attack, with 50% of team performance and Efe Mandiraci, who joined the court during the game, with 9 points through 67%.
Next games are Quarterfinals of prestigious Coppa Italia: on Sunday, Itas Trentino, Cucine Lube Civitanova and Rana Verona will welcome Cisterna Volley, Allianz Milano and Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza, respectively, while, on Monday, leaders Sir Susa Vim Perugia will face Valsa Group Modena.

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🏐| Superlega CredemBanca 2024/25 | 3ª Giornata Ritorno – Round 3 of Second Leg

👉🏼Thursday December 26, 2024

• 17.00 (Local Time) | Vero Volley Monza – Cucine Lube Civitanova 3-2 (25:13, 22:25, 17:25, 31:29, 15:12)
Mint Vero Volley Monza: Averill 13, Szwarc 24, Rohrs 17, Beretta 11, Kreling 1, Zaytsev 14, Picchio (L), Marttila 0, Mancini 0, Di Martino 0, Gaggini (L). N.E. Lee, Frascio, Juantorena. Coach. Eccheli.
Cucine Lube Civitanova: Bottolo 16, Gargiulo 2, Lagumdzija 16, Loeppky 1, Chinenyeze 16, Boninfante 3, Orduna 0, Bisotto (L), Balaso (L), Hossein Khanzadeh 1, Nikolov 19, Dirlic 3, Podrascanin 6. N.E. Coach. Medei.

• 17.00 (Local Time) | Sonepar Padova – Gioiella Prisma Taranto 3-1 (25:20, 25:21, 24:26, 25:19)
Sonepar Padova: Falaschi 4, Porro 15, Plak 4, Masulovic 20, Sedlacek 14, Crosato 9, Toscani (L), Stefani 1, Mayo Liberman 0, Diez (L), Pedron 0, Orioli 7. N.E. Galiazzo, Truocchio. Coach. Cuttini.
Gioiella Prisma Taranto: Zimmermann 2, Hofer 14, D’Heer 6, Santangelo 7, Lanza 4, Alonso 9, Luzzi (L), Held 16, Alletti 0, Rizzo (L), Paglialunga 0. N.E. Balestra, Gironi, Fevereiro. Coach. Boninfante.

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Itas Trentino – Allianz Milano 3-0 (25:18, 25:23, 25:19)
Itas Trentino: Sbertoli 4, Lavia 9, Resende Gualberto 6, Rychlicki 5, Michieletto 17, Bartha 7, Pesaresi (L), Bristot 0, Garcia Fernandez 5, Laurenzano (L). N.E. Pellacani, Magalini, Acquarone. Coach. Soli.
Allianz Milano: Porro 2, Louati 16, Schnitzer 2, Reggers 7, Kaziyski 13, Caneschi 2, Staforini (L), Zonta 0, Catania (L), Barotto 0, Gardini 3, Otsuka 0. N.E. Larizza, Piano. Coach. Piazza.

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Sir Susa Vim Perugia – Valsa Group Modena 3-0 (25:22, 27:25, 25:21)
Sir Susa Vim Perugia: Giannelli 5, Plotnytskyi 14, Loser 7, Ben Tara 10, Ishikawa 13, Solé 5, Piccinelli (L), Cianciotta 0, Herrera Jaime 0, Colaci (L), Semeniuk 0. N.E. Candellaro, Zoppellari, Russo. Coach. Lorenzetti.
Valsa Group Modena: De Cecco 1, Davyskiba 11, Mati 4, Buchegger 17, Gutierrez 6, Sanguinetti 11, Gollini (L), Meijs 0, Anzani 0, Federici (L), Rinaldi 0. N.E. Massari, Stankovic, Ikhbayri. Coach. Giuliani.

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza – Cisterna Volley 3-1 (25:21, 22:25, 25:23, 27:25)
Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza: Brizard 3, Kovacevic 12, Gueye 7, Bovolenta 19, Maar 10, Galassi 12, Loreti (L), Mandiraci 9, Scanferla (L), Andringa 0, Romanò 5. N.E. Salsi, Ricci, Simon. Coach. Anastasi.
Cisterna Volley: Fanizza 0, Bayram 13, Nedeljkovic 15, Faure 20, Ramon 12, Diamantini 4, Finauri (L), Pace (L). N.E. Tarumi, Tosti, Czerwinski, Baranowicz, Mazzone, Rivas. Coach. Falasca.

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Rana Verona – Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina 3-2 (25:17, 25:16, 23:25, 17:25, 15:13)
Rana Verona: Abaev 3, Sani 7, Zingel 10, Keita 20, Mozic 18, Cortesia 10, D’Amico (L), Chevalier 1, Jensen 2, Spirito 0, Bonisoli (L), Zanotti 1. N.E. Vitelli. Coach. Stoytchev.
Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina: Zhukouski 1, Fedrizzi 17, Comparoni 8, Tatarov 19, Antonov 2, Demyanenko 13, Vecchi (L), Marchiani 0, Cvanciger 10, Schalk 0, Marchisio (L). N.E. Cubito, Mattei, Petkovic. Coach. Ortenzi.

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
1. Sir Susa Vim Perugia 38
2. Itas Trentino 33
3. Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 29
4. Rana Verona 27
5. Cucine Lube Civitanova 27
6. Allianz Milano 21
7. Cisterna Volley 15
8. Valsa Group Modena 15
9. Sonepar Padova 13
10. Gioiella Prisma Taranto 10
11. Vero Volley Monza 9
12. Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina 9

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🏐| NEXT GAMES | 4ª Giornata Ritorno – Round 4 of Second Leg

Sunday January 5, 2025
• 15.20 (Local Time) | Cucine Lube Civitanova – Rana Verona
• 15.30 (Local Time) | Gioiella Prisma Taranto – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza
• 17.00 (Local Time) | Sonepar Padova – Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina
• 18.30 (Local Time) |Cisterna Volley – Sir Susa Vim Perugia

Monday January 6, 2025
• 17.00 (Local Time) | Allianz Milano – Vero Volley Monza
• 18.30 (Local Time) | Valsa Group Modena – Itas Trentino

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