Italy: Cuneo sweep Grottazzolina in advance of Round 15 in a very important game to stay in Superlega

In a very important game to stay in Superlega, newcomers MA Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo down last-placed Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina with the score of 3-0 (25:23, 25:23, 25:18) in advance of Round 15 or, if you prefer, Round 4 of second leg.
With this result, the winners fly to ninth place in the standings with 12 points, just like No.8 Monza, which tomorrow will face Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza on the road, at +1 from Sonepar Padova (tomorrow on the field of Cucine Lube Civitanova), and +5 from Cisterna Volley (tomorrow also on the road, against Allianz Milano).
Grottazzolina remain to the bottom of the standings with 4 points after a win against Cisterna themselves a week ago.
In front of almost 3000 home fans, the players around head coach Matteo Battocchio back to the win after a break that lasted since Round 5 (against the same Grottazzolina), led by Ivan Zaytsev, who left the court with 14 points to his name in the night in which he surpassed Vigor Bovolenta and Osmany Juantorena in all-time standings of SuperLega Credem Banca’s top scorers, well supported by MVP Lorenzo Sala, who added 7. On the other side of the net, Amir Golzadeh scored 16 points.
Cuneo will return to the court, again in front of their home fans, already on Wednesday against Perugia, while Grottazzolina will face Civitanova in the derby at their PalaSavelli.

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🏐| 2025/26 Superlega CredemBanca | 4ª Giornata Ritorno – Round 4 of Second Leg

👉🏼Saturday, January 10 2026
• 18.30 (Local Time) | MA Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo – Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina 3-0 (25:23, 25:23, 25:18)
MA Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo: Baranowicz 1, Sedlacek 13, Codarin 8, Feral 5, Zaytsev 14, Copelli 5, Giraudo (L), Cavaccini (L), Bonomi 0, Oberto 0, Sala 7, Cattaneo 0. N.E. Strehlau, Stefanovic. Coach. Battocchio.
Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina: Falaschi 2, Magalini 4, Pellacani 6, Golzadeh 16, Fedrizzi 5, Stankovic 8, Vecchi (L), Cubito 0, Marchiani 1, Tatarov 2, Marchisio (L). N.E. Petkov, Koprivica. Coach. Ortenzi.

Sunday, January 11 2026
• 17.00 (Local Time) | Itas Trentino – Rana Verona 2-3 (25:20, 25:20, 22:25, 18:25, 13:15)
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Sir Susa Scai Perugia – Valsa Group Modena 3-1 (27:25, 19:25, 25:21, 25:20)
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Cucine Lube Civitanova – Sonepar Padova 3-0 (25:17, 27:25, 30:28)
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza – Vero Volley Monza 3-0 (25:21, 25:22, 25:15)
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Allianz Milano – Cisterna Volley 3-1 (25:19, 25:21, 30:32, 25:21)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day):
1. Itas Trentino 35
2. Sir Susa Scai Perugia 35
3. Rana Verona 34
4. Valsa Group Modena 31
5. Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 26
6. Cucine Lube Civitanova 25
7. Allianz Milano 23
8. Vero Volley Monza 12
9. MA Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo 12
10. Sonepar Padova 11
11. Cisterna Volley 7
12. Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina 4.

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

Wednesday, January 14 2026
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Allianz Milano – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Rana Verona – Sonepar Padova
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Valsa Group Modena – Itas Trentino
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina – Cucine Lube Civitanova
• 20.30 (Local Time) | MA Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo – Sir Susa Scai Perugia

Thursday, January 15 2026
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Cisterna Volley – Vero Volley Monza

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