Italy: Round 12 completed – 3 points for favorites Civitanova, Milano, Trento and Modena

After an early game played on November 26 due 2025 Club World Championship, in which Sir Susa Scai Perugia down Vero Volley Monza in straight sets, and the advance played yesterday, in which Rana Verona won on the field of Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza at tie break, Round 12 of 2025/26 Superlega CredemBanca or, if you prefer, first round of second leg has been completed today with all the other games, this time with all three-points results.
In the opener of volleyball Sunday, Cucine Lube Civitanova finally celebrated an away win after a conspicuous losing streak, celebrating first away success on the field of a combative newcomers MA Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo, 0-3 (23:25, 18:25, 19:25).
The hosts however, stuggled in reception, suffering Civitanova’s serves 8 aces) and blocking, (8 points from this elements) despite some good actions from Nathan Feral and Marko Sedlacek. About the winners, second great games
in row for Eric Loeppky, MVP and top scorer with 16 points to his name, in double digit together with Alex Nikolov and Mattia Bottolo, who also contributed with 15 and 11, respectively.
Straight sets win also for Winter Champions Itas Trentino, who celebrated a 0-3 (17:25, 23:25, 20:25) on the field of Sonepar Padova, with a powerful performance in attack with an almost unstoppable Theo Faure, top scorer of the match with 18 points, in double digit together with Alessandro Michieletto and Jordi Ramon, who added 13 and 12, respectively. A
Padova tried to reply with Veljko Masulovic and Mattia Orioli, but they weren’t enough to stop a powerful rival now to the top of the standings with 29 points together with Perugia.
Again in Marche region, a couple of day later of the game in which they earned one point at Eurosuole Forum, Allianz Milano back to the success at Porto San Giorgio’s PalaSavelli against still winless Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina, 0-3 (18:25, 23:25, 14:25) too. The winners, led by Ferre Reggers’ 18 points, in double digit like Edoardo Caneschi, Francesco Recine and Tatsunori Otsuka,
earned three very important points for the standings, rejecting Grottazzolina’s comeback attempt in second set. Amir Golzadeh was the most prolific player from the hosts with 11 points to his name, while Giulio Magalini added 10 for a team that lies to the bottom of the standings with only 2 points.
Close the picture Valsa Group Modena,
the only team that celebrate a home success, winning 3-1 (25:19, 22:25, 25:19, 25:18) over Cisterna Volley led by Luc Porro, top scorer with 18 points, Paul Buchegger and Sanguinetti, who added 15 each. The visiting side managed to win second set, trying a comeback, but Modena proved to be too strong.
The winners, taking advance from Piacenza’s stop on Saturday to take fourth place in the standings, while today’s rivals remained second-to-last at +4 from Grottazzolina.
Superlega will continue on Friday, December 26, with all games of Round 13.

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🏐| 2025/26 Superlega CredemBanca | 1ª Giornata Ritorno – Round 1 of Second Leg

Wednesday, November 26 2025
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Sir Susa Scai Perugia – Vero Volley Monza 3-1 (25:14, 25:27, 25:22, 25:20)

Saturday, December 20 2025
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza – Rana Verona 2-3 (26:28, 25:20, 17:25, 30:28, 12:15)

👉🏼Sunday, December 21 2025

• 17.00 (Local Time) | MA Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo – Cucine Lube Civitanova 0-3 (23:25, 18:25, 19:25)
MA Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo: Baranowicz 1, Zaytsev 1, Codarin 5, Feral 15, Sedlacek 11, Stefanovic 2, Sala (L), Cavaccini (L), Bonomi 0, Oberto 0, Giraudo 0, Cattaneo 2. N.E. Copelli, Colasanti. Coach. Battocchio.
Cucine Lube Civitanova: Boninfante 1, Bottolo 11, Gargiulo 9, Loeppky 16, Nikolov 15, Podrascanin 0, D’Heer 3, Bisotto (L), Balaso (L). N.E. Orduna, Hossein Khanzadeh, Kukartsev, Duflos-Rossi, Tenorio. Coach. Medei.

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina – Allianz Milano 0-3 (18:25, 23:25, 14:25)
Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina: Falaschi 1, Magalini 10, Petkov 3, Golzadeh 11, Fedrizzi 3, Stankovic 6, Tatarov (L), Vecchi 0, Pellacani 1, Koprivica 0, Marchisio (L). N.E. Cubito, Marchiani. Coach. Ortenzi.
Allianz Milano: Kreling 1, Otsuka 10, Masulovic 5, Reggers 18, Recine 11, Caneschi 11, Catania (L), Lindqvist 0. N.E. Ichino, Benacchio, Di Martino, Corbetta. Coach. Piazza.

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Sonepar Padova – Itas Trentino 0-3 (17:25, 23:25, 20:25)
Sonepar Padova: Todorovic 1, Orioli 10, Polo 7, Masulovic 12, Gardini 9, Truocchio 3, Zoppellari 0, Diez (L), Stefani 0, Toscani (L), Held 1. N.E. Nachev, Bergamasco, Mc Raven. Coach. Cuttini.
Itas Trentino: Sbertoli 0, Ramon 12, Resende Gualberto 7, Faure 18, Michieletto 13, Bartha 5, Pesaresi (L), Garcia Fernandez 1, Laurenzano (L), Acquarone 0. N.E. Bristot, Giani, Sandu, Torwie. Coach. Mendez.

• 19.00 (Local Time) | Valsa Group Modena – Cisterna Volley 3-1 (25:19, 22:25, 25:19, 25:18)
Valsa Group Modena: Tizi-Oualou 5, Davyskiba 9, Mati 9, Buchegger 15, Porro 18, Sanguinetti 15, Federici (L), Massari 0, Perry (L), Tauletta 1, Ikhbayri 1, Giraudo 0. N.E. Anzani, Bento. Coach. Giuliani.
Cisterna Volley: Fanizza 1, Bayram 4, Plak 6, Guzzo 1, Lanza 10, Mazzone 10, Currie (L), Finauri (L), Barotto 12, Tarumi 3, Salsi 0, Muniz De Oliveira 1. N.E. Diamantini, Tosti. Coach. Morato.

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day):
1. Itas Trentino 29
2. Sir Susa Scai Perugia 29
3. Rana Verona 28
4. Valsa Group Modena 25
5. Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 23
6. Cucine Lube Civitanova 22
7. Allianz Milano 20
8. Vero Volley Monza 12
9. Sonepar Padova 11
10. MA Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo 9
11. Cisterna Volley 6
12. Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina 2.

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🏐| NEXT GAMES | 2ª Giornata Ritorno – Round 2 of Second Leg

Friday, December 26 2025
• 16.00 (Local Time) | Cucine Lube Civitanova – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza
• 17.00 (Local Time) | Rana Verona – Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Allianz Milano – Sonepar Padova
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Cisterna Volley – Sir Susa Scai Perugia
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Vero Volley Monza – Itas Trentino
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Valsa Group Modena – MA Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo

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