Italy: Round 4 completed – Verona alone to the top! Padova, Civitanova, Perugia and Milano ok

After the advance played yesterday, in which Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza needed five sets to prevail over newcomers MA Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo, Round 4 of 2025/26 Superlega CredemBanca has been completed today an not without upsets.
Verona convincingly defeated Trentino by 3-1 (21:25, 25:15, 25:21, 25:18) in front of 5,000 enthusiasts volleyball fans, reclaiming the Adige Derby after more than three years! With this win, they remain to the top of the standings still undefeated and alone in first place!
The home team dominated thanks to their strong serving and counterattack, especially after losing the first set. Trentino had started well, winning the opening set with a great play in both attack and defense. However, Verona bounced back quickly, performing an incredible second set with six direct aces and keeping control in the following sets, which were more balanced but had the same outcome.
Coach Fabio Soli’s men found rhythm and confidence, while Marcelo Mendez’s Trentino struggled to reply despite moments of early lead in both third and fourth sets. To make the difference a performance in serving, particularly from Darlan Souza and MVP Noumory Keita, who led the charge with as many as 26 points to his name, eight aces, 53% attack efficiency, and one block.
For Trentino, only Theo Faure with 15 points through 53% attack and Alessandro Michieletto with 11 reached a double digit, and their team faces its second seasonal straight defeat after the one against Civitanova a week ago.
About the others, Sonepar Padova won a very important clash against Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina also in four sets, 3-1 (25:22, 26:24, 20:25, 25:21), and the same did Cucine Lube Civitanova over Cisterna Volley, 3-1 (25:17, 25:22, 23:25, 25:21), with 16 points each from Mattia Bottolo and Aleksandar Nikolov.
Four sets win also for Sir Susa Scai Perugia on the field of a combative Valsa Group Modena, 1-3 (20:25, 25:18, 20:25, 20:25), and for Allianz Milano, who won the derby against Vero Volley Monza by 3-1 (22:25, 25:19, 25:21, 28:26) with 35 points from Ferre Reggers!
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH

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🏐| 2025/26 Superlega CredemBanca | 4ª Giornata Andata – Round 4 of First Leg

Saturday November 1, 2025
• 18.00 (Local Time) | MA Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 2-3 (27:25, 25:18, 15:25, 20:25, 10:15)

👉🏼Sunday November 2, 2025

• 17.00 (Local Time) | Sonepar Padova – Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina 3-1 (25:22, 26:24, 20:25, 25:21)
Sonepar Padova: Todorovic 2, Orioli 21, Polo 3, Masulovic 15, Gardini 12, Truocchio 7, Zoppellari 1, Diez (L), Stefani 0, Nachev 0, Toscani (L), Held 3. N.E. Bergamasco, Mc Raven. Coach. Cuttini.
Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina: Falaschi 0, Tatarov 9, Petkov 6, Golzadeh 23, Magalini 3, Stankovic 3, Vecchi 1, Pellacani 0, Petkovic 0, Fedrizzi 12, Marchiani 0, Koprivica 0, Marchisio (L). N.E. Cubito. Coach. Ortenzi.

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Cucine Lube Civitanova – Cisterna Volley 3-1 (25:17, 25:22, 23:25, 25:21)
Cucine Lube Civitanova: Gargiulo 11, Hossein Khanzadeh 13, Nikolov 16, D’Heer 6, Boninfante 3, Bottolo 16, Bisotto (L), Orduna 0, Balaso (L), Kukartsev 2, Duflos-Rossi 0. N.E. Loeppky, Podrascanin, Tenorio. Coach. Medei.
Cisterna Volley: Lanza 12, Plak 6, Guzzo 2, Bayram 6, Mazzone 8, Fanizza 1, Finauri (L), Currie (L), Barotto 13, Tarumi 0, Salsi 0, Muniz De Oliveira 1. N.E. Diamantini, Tosti. Coach. Morato.

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Valsa Group Modena – Sir Susa Scai Perugia 1-3 (20:25, 25:18, 20:25, 20:25)
Valsa Group Modena: Tizi-Oualou 9, Davyskiba 8, Mati 1, Buchegger 14, Porro 12, Sanguinetti 7, Federici (L), Perry (L), Anzani 4, Bento 1, Ikhbayri 7, Giraudo 0. N.E. Massari, Tauletta. Coach. Giuliani.
Sir Susa Scai Perugia: Giannelli 2, Semeniuk 9, Loser 11, Ben Tara 12, Ishikawa 9, Russo 7, Gaggini (L), Dzavoronok 0, Solé 0, Colaci (L), Plotnytskyi 2. N.E. Argilagos, Cvanciger, Crosato. Coach. Lorenzetti.

• 19.00 (Local Time) | Rana Verona – Itas Trentino 3-1 (21:25, 25:15, 25:21, 25:18)
Rana Verona: Christenson 0, Mozic 13, Vitelli 5, Ferreira Souza 15, Keita 26, Cortesia 4, Zingel (L), Planinsic 0, D’Amico (L), Sani 0, Bonisoli 0. N.E. Valbusa, Gironi, Glatz. Coach. Soli.
Itas Trentino: Sbertoli 0, Michieletto 11, Resende Gualberto 6, Faure 15, Ramon 9, Torwie 8, Pesaresi (L), Bristot 0, Garcia Fernandez 0, Laurenzano (L), Acquarone 0. N.E. Giani, Sandu, Bartha. Coach. Mendez.

• 19.30 (Local Time) | Allianz Milano – Vero Volley Monza 3-1 (22:25, 25:19, 25:21, 28:26)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
Allianz Milano: Barbanti 1, Otsuka 11, Di Martino 8, Reggers 35, Recine 11, Caneschi 8, Staforini 0, Catania (L), Masulovic (L), Lindqvist 0, Benacchio 0. N.E. Ichino, Kreling. Coach. Piazza.
Vero Volley Monza: Zimmermann 1, Atanasov 13, Beretta 7, Padar 17, Rohrs 15, Mosca 6, Pisoni (L), Frascio 0, Marttila 4, Scanferla (L), Larizza 1. N.E. Velichkov, Ciampi, Knipe. Coach. Eccheli.

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

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

Saturday November 8, 2025
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Vero Volley Monza – Cisterna Volley
• 20.30 (Local Time) | MA Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo – Itas Trentino

Sunday November 9, 2025
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Cucine Lube Civitanova – Rana Verona
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Valsa Group Modena – Sonepar Padova
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza – Sir Susa Scai Perugia

Wednesday November 19, 2025
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Allianz Milano – Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina

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