Italy: Trento sweep Milano in front of a record crowd. Civitanova, Verona, Modena and Perugia victorious in Round 8

After the advance played yesterday, in which Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza won in straight sets on the field of Vero Volley Monza, Round 8 of 2025/26 SuperLega CredemBanca has been completed today.
Its highlight came in Unipol Forum, with 7,635 spectators filled the venue to see Itas Trentino dominate Allianz Milano in a clean 0-3 (24:26, 16:25, 21:25) sweep. After a hard-fought first set, the defending champions showed class and control, with Alessandro Michieletto, Jordi Ramon, and Flavio Gualberto leading a great display that silenced the home crowd with 13, 12 and 10 points, respectively.
In Civitanova, Cucine Lube found again their rhythm, crushing newcomers MA Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo 3-0 (25:20, 25:13, 25:18) in just over an hour. The home side dominated from the serve line with as many as 13 aces, and Eric Loeppky earned MVP honors with 14 points to his name, while Mattia Bottolo fired seven aces in a brilliant performance, scoring 15 points like his teammate Aleksandar Nikolov.
The regional derby between Sonepar Padova and Rana Verona lived up to expectations, as Verona battled hard for a 1-3 (24:26, 26:24, 22:25, 25:27) win, fueled by a 28 points from Noumory Keita, including five aces.
At PalaBarton, Sir Susa Scai Perugia continued their perfect home run, defeating Cisterna Volley 3-0 (25:18, 25:23, 25:20) without major problems with 22 points from Wassim Ben Tara, while Valsa Group Modena also grabbed all three points, after a 3-1 (25:18, 21:25, 25:18, 25:18) win over Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina. Vlad Davyskiba and Paul Buchegger led the charge for the hosts, scoring 16 and 11 points, respectively.
Superlega will continue on Wednesday with midweek Round 9.

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🏐| 2025/26 Superlega CredemBanca | 8ª Giornata Andata – Round 8 of First Leg

Saturday November 29, 2025
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Vero Volley Monza – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 0-3 (23:25, 23:25, 17:25)

👉🏼Sunday November 30, 2025

• 17.00 (Local Time) | Cucine Lube Civitanova – MA Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo 3-0 (25:20, 25:13, 25:18)
Cucine Lube Civitanova: Boninfante 3, Bottolo 15, Gargiulo 7, Loeppky 14, Nikolov 15, Tenorio 2, Bisotto (L), Balaso (L), Duflos-Rossi 0. N.E. D’Heer, Orduna, Hossein Khanzadeh, Kukartsev, Podrascanin. Coach. Medei.
MA Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo: Baranowicz 1, Zaytsev 2, Copelli 2, Feral 12, Sedlacek 8, Stefanovic 3, Colasanti (L), Cavaccini (L), Bonomi 0, Oberto 0, Sala 0, Cattaneo 0. N.E. Codarin, Giraudo. Coach. Battocchio.

• 17.00 (Local Time) | Sonepar Padova – Rana Verona 1-3 (24:26, 26:24, 22:25, 25:27)
Sonepar Padova: Todorovic 2, Orioli 14, Polo 9, Masulovic 16, Gardini 14, Truocchio 7, Nachev (L), Diez (L), Stefani 2, Toscani 0. N.E. Zoppellari, Bergamasco, Mc Raven, Held. Coach. Cuttini.
Rana Verona: Christenson 2, Sani 8, Cortesia 9, Ferreira Souza 15, Keita 28, Vitelli 5, Zingel (L), Planinsic 0, D’Amico (L), Bonisoli 0, Glatz 7. N.E. Valbusa, Gironi, Mozic. Coach. Soli.

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Sir Susa Scai Perugia – Cisterna Volley 3-0 (25:18, 25:23, 25:20)
Sir Susa Scai Perugia: Giannelli 2, Plotnytskyi 9, Loser 3, Ben Tara 22, Semeniuk 9, Solé 9, Argilagos 0, Dzavoronok 1, Colaci (L), Crosato 0. N.E. Cvanciger, Gaggini. Coach. Lorenzetti.
Cisterna Volley: Fanizza 2, Lanza 5, Plak 4, Guzzo 10, Bayram 11, Mazzone 9, Finauri (L), Currie (L), Barotto 1, Diamantini 1, Salsi 0, Muniz De Oliveira 0. N.E. Tarumi, Tosti. Coach. Morato.

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Allianz Milano – Itas Trentino 0-3 (24:26, 16:25, 21:25)
Allianz Milano: Kreling 0, Otsuka 5, Caneschi 9, Reggers 11, Recine 9, Di Martino 5, Staforini 0, Catania (L), Masulovic 0, Lindqvist 6. N.E. Ichino, Benacchio. Coach. Piazza.
Itas Trentino: Sbertoli 2, Ramon 12, Resende Gualberto 10, Faure 8, Michieletto 13, Bartha 5, Sandu (L), Garcia Fernandez 4, Laurenzano (L), Acquarone 0. N.E. Bristot, Pesaresi, Giani, Torwie. Coach. Mendez.

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Valsa Group Modena – Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina 3-1 (25:18, 21:25, 25:18, 25:18)
Valsa Group Modena: Tizi-Oualou 4, Davyskiba 16, Anzani 7, Ikhbayri 5, Porro 9, Sanguinetti 9, Federici (L), Massari 8, Perry (L), Buchegger 11. N.E. Mati, Tauletta, Bento, Giraudo. Coach. Giuliani.
Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina: Falaschi 2, Fedrizzi 7, Petkov 5, Golzadeh 3, Magalini 16, Stankovic 2, Petkovic (L), Koprivica 0, Tatarov 16, Marchisio (L). N.E. Cubito, Vecchi, Pellacani, Marchiani. Coach. Ortenzi.

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day):
1. Sir Susa Scai Perugia 23
2. Rana Verona 20
3. Itas Trentino 18
4. Cucine Lube Civitanova 17
5. Valsa Group Modena 16
6. Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 15
7. Allianz Milano 13
8. MA Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo 9
9. Sonepar Padova 8
10. Cisterna Volley 6
11. Vero Volley Monza 4
12. Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina 1.

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🏐| NEXT GAMES | 9ª Giornata Andata – Round 9 of First Leg

Wednesday December 3, 2025
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Itas Trentino – Valsa Group Modena
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Rana Verona – Cisterna Volley
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza – Sonepar Padova
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina – Sir Susa Scai Perugia
• 20.45 (Local Time) | Vero Volley Monza – Cucine Lube Civitanova

Thursday December 4, 2025
• 20.45 (Local Time) | Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo – Allianz Milano

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