Italy: 3 points for Civitanova, Piacenza, Grottazzolina and Perugia in first games of 2025

2024/25 Superlega CredemBanca Round 15 or, if you prefer, Round 4 of second leg, started today with 4 games.
Cucine Lube Civitanova Civitanova dominated with a 3-0 home victory (27:25, 25:19, 25:14) over Rana Verona, solidifying their fortress at the Eurosuole Forum.
MVP Mattia Boninfante led the charge to keep their home winning streak in what was a direct clash for 4th place in the standings, sending in double digit Eric Loeppky with 11 points to his name including 3 aces, and Mattina Bottolo, top scorer with 13 including 2 aces and 3 blocks, like bomber Noumory Keita (3 aces and 1 blocks), the only one in double digit for the visiting side.
After struggling in first set, then the hosts dominated the game with 11 aces to 5, 12 winning blocks to 4 and a better performance also in attack.
Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza overcame Gioiella Prisma Taranto in a tense 1-3 (29:31, 25:21, 23:25, 22:25) away win. Setter Antoine Brizard’s standout performance, above all from the service line, clinched the MVP title, while Stephen Maar and Efe Mandiraci led the charge with 18 and 11 points, respectively. Among the hosts, the most prolific players were Tim Held and Wout D’Heer, with 18 and 12 points, respectively.
Despite an initial lead, Sonepar Padova succumbed in front of their home fans to Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina’s 1-3 (25:19, 20:25, 21:25, 22:25) comeback victoryz Georgi Tatarov emerged as MVP with 19 points to his name after 107 minutes of play, leading newcomers to a very important win and the consequent 10th place in the standings! Double digit also for Danny Demyanenko (16), Michele Fedrizzi (14) and Gabrijel Cvanciger (13). Among the hosts, Marko Sedlacek with 14 points in in double digit together with Nemanja Masulovic and Fabian Plak, with 11 each.
Close the picture absolute leaders Sir Susa Vim Perugia who cruised to a 0-3 sweep (11:25, 20:25, 23:25) in a packed Cisterna arena against the hosts Cisterna Volley.
In front of 3044 volleyball fans, Yuki Ishikawa earned MVP honors with a great performance that included 19 points.
Round 15 will close tomorrow with 2 derby: Allianz Milano will welcome Mint Vero Volley Monza while Valsa Group Modena will face Itas Trentino.

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🏐| Superlega CredemBanca 2024/25 | 4ª Giornata Ritorno – Round 4 of Second Leg

👉🏼Sunday January 5, 2025

• 15.20 (Local Time) | Cucine Lube Civitanova – Rana Verona 3-0 (27:25, 25:19, 25:14)
Cucine Lube Civitanova: Bottolo 13, Gargiulo 9, Lagumdzija 4, Loeppky 11, Chinenyeze 8, Boninfante 4, Bisotto (L), Orduna 0, Balaso (L), Hossein Khanzadeh 0, Dirlic 7, Podrascanin 0. N.E. Nikolov, Tenorio. Coach. Medei.
Rana Verona: Abaev 1, Sani 5, Cortesia 7, Keita 13, Mozic 5, Zingel 2, Della Ventura (L), D’Amico (L), Chevalier 3. N.E. Jensen, Spirito, Bonisoli, Vitelli, Zanotti. Coach. Stoytchev.

• 15.30 (Local Time) | Gioiella Prisma Taranto – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 1-3 (29:31, 25:21, 23:25, 22:25)
Gioiella Prisma Taranto: Zimmermann 3, Held 18, D’Heer 12, Santangelo 8, Hofer 3, Alonso 9, Luzzi (L), Alletti 0, Rizzo (L), Gironi 2, Lanza 12. N.E. Balestra, Fevereiro, Paglialunga. Coach. Boninfante.
Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza: Brizard 5, Kovacevic 6, Galassi 9, Bovolenta 2, Maar 18, Gueye 9, Loreti (L), Mandiraci 11, Scanferla (L), Andringa 0, Romanò 17. N.E. Salsi, Ricci. Coach. Anastasi.

• 17.00 (Local Time) | Sonepar Padova – Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina 1-3 (25:19, 20:25, 21:25, 22:25)
Sonepar Padova: Falaschi 0, Porro 9, Plak 11, Masulovic 11, Sedlacek 14, Crosato 9, Toscani (L), Stefani 0, Diez (L), Pedron 0, Orioli 3, Truocchio 0. N.E. Mayo Liberman, Galiazzo. Coach. Cuttini.
Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina: Zhukouski 1, Tatarov 19, Comparoni 4, Cvanciger 13, Fedrizzi 14, Demyanenko 16, Vecchi (L), Antonov 0, Mattei 1, Marchiani 0, Marchisio (L). N.E. Cubito, Schalk. Coach. Ortenzi.

• 18.30 (Local Time) |Cisterna Volley – Sir Susa Vim Perugia 0-3 (11:25, 20:25, 23:25)
Cisterna Volley: Fanizza 0, Bayram 4, Mazzone 3, Faure 14, Ramon 4, Nedeljkovic 7, Finauri (L), Pace (L), Tarumi 0, Baranowicz 1, Rivas 7. N.E. Tosti, Diamantini, Czerwinski. Coach. Falasca.
Sir Susa Vim Perugia: Giannelli 5, Ishikawa 19, Loser 7, Ben Tara 13, Semeniuk 5, Solé 3, Piccinelli (L), Cianciotta 0, Herrera Jaime 0, Colaci (L), Plotnytskyi 0. N.E. Candellaro, Zoppellari, Russo. Coach. Lorenzetti.

Monday January 6, 2025
• 17.00 (Local Time) | Allianz Milano – Vero Volley Monza 3-0 (42:40, 28:26, 25:23)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
• 18.30 (Local Time) | Valsa Group Modena – Itas Trentino 1-3 (25:23, 25:27, 22:25, 25:27)

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
1. Sir Susa Vim Perugia 41
2. Itas Trentino 33
3. Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 32
4. Cucine Lube Civitanova 30
5. Rana Verona 27
6. Allianz Milano 21
7. Cisterna Volley 15
8. Valsa Group Modena 15
9. Sonepar Padova 13
10. Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina 12
11. Gioiella Prisma Taranto 10
12. Vero Volley Monza 9

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🏐| NEXT GAMES | 5ª Giornata Ritorno – Round 5 of Second Leg

Saturday January 11, 2025
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza – Sonepar Padova

Sunday January 12, 2025
• 16.00 (Local Time) | Vero Volley Monza – Valsa Group Modena
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Sir Susa Vim Perugia – Itas Trentino
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Rana Verona – Allianz Milano
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Cisterna Volley – Cucine Lube Civitanova
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina – Gioiella Prisma Taranto

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