Italy: Modena stun Trento in midweek Round 16. Verona, Piacenza, Civitanova and Perugia ok

Midweek Round 16 of 2025/26 Superlega Credem Banca started today with 5 of six scheduled game and it will be completed tomorrow with the clash between Cisterna Volley and Vero Volley Monza.
Modena down Trento in four sets, Perugia stayed perfect, and several clean road wins unfolded with little room for upsets.
The night’s big match belonged to Valsa Group Modena, which defended home court by beating Itas Trentino 3-1 (25:17, 19:25, 25:21, 25:21) in a big classic of Italian volleyball. Modena showed aggressive serving and composure in the closing sets to secure a valuable win and tighten the race near the top, with 18 points from Paul Buchegger and 15 from Luca Porro.
League leaders Sir Susa Scai Perugia also stayed on course, sweeping MA Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo on the road 0-3 (27:29, 23:25, 22:25).
After a tense first set that went to extra points, Perugia took control and closed the match in straight sets to remain alone to the top, with 15 points from Wassim Ben Tara and 13 from Kamil
Semeniuk.
Away victories also for Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza, which opened the round with a composed 0-3 (23:25, 20:25, 17:25) win on the field of Allianz Milano.
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
Meanwhile, Cucine Lube Civitanova did the same cruising past Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina in the Marche derby, 0-3 (20:25, 18:25, 17:25), with 18 points from Aleksandar Nikolov while, in Verona, the hosts Rana Verona handled Sonepar Padova also in straight sets, 3-0 (25:18, 25:21, 25:23), in a result that keeps Verona alone in second place in the standings.

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🏐| 2025/26 Superlega CredemBanca | 5ª Giornata Ritorno – Round 5 of Second Leg

👉🏼Wednesday, January 14 2026

• 19.30 (Local Time) | Allianz Milano – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 0-3 (23:25, 20:25, 17:25)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
Allianz Milano: Kreling 0, Recine 9, Masulovic 0, Reggers 9, Ichino 5, Caneschi 7, Otsuka (L), Catania (L), Lindqvist 0, Di Martino 3, Corbetta 0. N.E. Masajedi, Barbanti, Benacchio. Coach. Piazza.
Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza: Porro 5, Mandiraci 11, Seddik 7, Bovolenta 13, Gutierrez 16, Comparoni 6, Loreti (L), Leon 0, Pace (L), Andringa 0, Bergmann 0. N.E. Simon, Travica, Iyegbekedo. Coach. Boninfante.

• 20.30 (Local Time) | Rana Verona – Sonepar Padova 3-0 (25:18, 25:21, 25:23)
Rana Verona: Christenson 2, Mozic 17, Nedeljkovic 7, Ferreira Souza 10, Sani 9, Vitelli 8, Bonisoli (L), Cortesia 0, Planinsic 0, Staforini (L), Keita 0, Glatz 1. N.E. Valbusa, Gironi. Coach. Soli.
Sonepar Padova: Todorovic 0, Orioli 4, Polo 5, Masulovic 12, Gardini 9, Truocchio 6, Toscani (L), Diez (L), Held 5. N.E. Zoppellari, Stefani, Nachev, Bergamasco, Mc Raven. Coach. Cuttini.

• 20.30 (Local Time) | Valsa Group Modena – Itas Trentino 3-1 (25:17, 19:25, 25:21, 25:21)
Valsa Group Modena: Tizi-Oualou 4, Davyskiba 7, Mati 6, Buchegger 18, Porro 15, Sanguinetti 8, Massari 0, Perry (L), Federici (L), Bento 10, Giraudo 0. N.E. Ajayi, Tauletta, Anzani. Coach. Giuliani.
Itas Trentino: Sbertoli 4, Ramon 10, Resende Gualberto 7, Faure 17, Michieletto 12, Bartha 5, Sandu (L), Bristot 0, Pesaresi 0, Laurenzano (L), Torwie 2. N.E. Garcia Fernandez, Acquarone. Coach. Mendez.

• 20.30 (Local Time) | Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina – Cucine Lube Civitanova 0-3 (20:25, 18:25, 17:25)
Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina: Falaschi 0, Magalini 6, Cubito 1, Golzadeh 11, Fedrizzi 3, Pellacani 9, Vecchi (L), Marchiani 0, Tatarov 5, Marchisio (L). N.E. Stankovic, Koprivica. Coach. Ortenzi.
Cucine Lube Civitanova: Boninfante 3, Bottolo 9, Gargiulo 7, Loeppky 7, Nikolov 18, D’Heer 7, Orduna 0, Bisotto (L), Balaso (L), Kukartsev 1, Podrascanin 2, Duflos-Rossi 2, Tenorio 2. N.E. Coach. Medei.

• 20.30 (Local Time) | MA Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo – Sir Susa Scai Perugia 0-3 (27:29, 23:25, 22:25)
MA Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo: Baranowicz 1, Strehlau 7, Codarin 8, Feral 20, Zaytsev 7, Copelli 6, Oberto (L), Cavaccini (L), Bonomi 0, Sedlacek 1, Sala 0. N.E. Giraudo, Stefanovic, Cattaneo. Coach. Battocchio.
Sir Susa Scai Perugia: Giannelli 1, Semeniuk 13, Russo 6, Ben Tara 15, Ishikawa 9, Solé 4, Gaggini (L), Dzavoronok 0, Loser 0, Colaci (L), Plotnytskyi 1, Crosato 1. N.E. Argilagos, Cvanciger. Coach. Lorenzetti.

Thursday, January 15 2026
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Cisterna Volley – Vero Volley Monza 3-1 (25:22, 25:23, 18:25, 25:22)

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day):
1. Sir Susa Scai Perugia 41
2. Rana Verona 39
3. Itas Trentino 36
4. Valsa Group Modena 34
5. Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 32
6. Cucine Lube Civitanova 31
7. Allianz Milano 26
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 |6ª Giornata Ritorno – Round 6 of Second Leg

Saturday, January 17 2026
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Rana Verona – MA Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo

Sunday, January 18 2026
• 17.00 (Local Time) | Itas Trentino – Allianz Milano
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Cucine Lube Civitanova – Sir Susa Scai Perugia
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza – Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Sonepar Padova – Cisterna Volley
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Vero Volley Monza – Valsa Group Modena

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