Italy: Civitanova re-open semifinal series against Perugia! Titleholders defeated at tie break in Game 3

Semifinals of 2024/25 Superlega CredemBanca is not over yes as, in a stunning Game 3, Cucine Lube Civitanova stormed into Perugia and stole a five-set thriller, 2-3 (23:25, 25:20, 28:30, 25:22, 14:16), forcing the series to a Game 4.
Facing a 2-0 series deficit against Sir Susa Vim Perugia, It was all about survival and spirit.
The match was hard-fought with dramatic comebacks, back-to-back aces, and clutch blocks and the win keeps the best-of-five series alive, now at 2-1. Game 4 lands on Easter Sunday in Civitanova.
Adis Lagumdzija led the charge as MVP with 11 points to his name like Mattia Bottolo, but double digit also also for Eric Loeppky, who added 12, and Gargiulo, with 10. Wassim Ben Tara scored 18 points for the hosts, closely followed by Kamil Semeniuk with 15, Oleh Plotnytskyi (13) and Sebastian Solé with 11, but they weren’t enough.

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🏐| Superlega CredemBanca 2024/25 | SEMIFINALS

Game 1

Saturday, April 5, 2025
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Sir Susa Vim Perugia – Cucine Lube Civitanova 3-0 (25:22, 25:19, 25:22) Series: 1-0

Sunday, April 6, 2025
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Itas Trentino – Gas Sales BluEnergy Piacenza 3-2 (25:23, 23:25, 25:21, 23:25, 18:16) Series: 1-0

Game 2

Saturday, April 12, 2025
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Cucine Lube Civitanova – Sir Susa Vim Perugia 2-3 (21:25, 25:18, 23:25, 25:21, 10:15) Series: 0-2

Sunday, April 13, 2025
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Gas Sales BluEnergy Piacenza – Itas Trentino 2-3 (25:27, 25:15, 20:25, 25:22, 9:15) Series: 0-2
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH

Game 3

👉🏼Wednesday, April 16, 2025
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Sir Susa Vim Perugia – Cucine Lube Civitanova 2-3 (23:25, 25:20, 28:30, 25:22, 14:16) Series: 2-1
Sir Susa Vim Perugia: Giannelli 8, Plotnytskyi 13, Solé 11, Ben Tara 18, Semeniuk 15, Loser 7, Piccinelli (L), Zoppellari 0, Herrera Jaime 0, Colaci (L), Ishikawa 0. N.E. Candellaro, Cianciotta, Usowicz. Coach. Lorenzetti.
Cucine Lube Civitanova: Boninfante 4, Bottolo 11, Gargiulo 10, Lagumdzija 11, Nikolov 8, Chinenyeze 8, Loeppky 12, Orduna 0, Bisotto (L), Hossein Khanzadeh 3, Dirlic 2, Podrascanin 0. N.E. Tenorio, Dolcini. Coach. Medei.

Thursday, April 17, 2025
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Itas Trentino – Gas Sales BluEnergy Piacenza 3-1 (25:21, 22:25, 25:19, 25:18) Series: 3-0

Game 4

Sunday, April 20, 2025
• 15.20 (Local Time) | Cucine Lube Civitanova – Sir Susa Vim Perugia 3-0 (25:23, 25:20, 25:21) Series: 2-2
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH

Game 5

Thursday, April 24, 2025
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Sir Susa Vim Perugia – Cucine Lube Civitanova 1-3 (29:27, 19:25, 17:25, 22:25) Series: 2-3
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH

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