Italy: Round 19 completed – Civitanova sweep Verona on the road. Perugia, Trento, Modena and Piacenza ok

After the advance played yesterday, in which Vero Volley Monza sweep Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina in straight sets, Round 19 of 2025/26 Superlega CredemBanca or, if you prefer, Round 8, of second leg, has been completed today with all remaining games, delivering clear signals at both ends of the table.
Cucine Lube Civitanova stole the spotlight by sweeping most favorite Rana Verona in just three sets, 0-3 (25:27, 21:25, 17:25), on a sold-out court, confirming their strong momentum away from home. Aleksandar Nikolov and Erik Loeppky led the charge with 20 and 18 points, respectively. Civitanova’s win was well-deserved, as they controlled the game throughout and never allowed Verona to find rhythm.
Meanwhile, league leaders Sir Susa Scai Perugia down Sonepar Padova, grinding out a hard-fought 1-3 (26:28, 19:25, 26:24, 22:25) win that allowed them to stretch their lead to the top of the standings. Perugia’s success, in fact, did not come easily as the world champions were forced into a physical four-set battle but held firm in key moments to secure three valuable points and move five clear of Verona.
At home, the other favorites Itas Trentino, Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza, and Valsa Group Modena all delivered convincing victories, closing out a round that reinforced the current balance of power before the Italian Cup break.
The first one also impressed in front of their home fans, overcoming a short scare in the second set before sealing a straight-sets win over newcomers MA Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo, 3-0 (25:16, 26:24, 25:20).
Piacenza and Modena followed a similar script, both keeping control early and maintaining it through disciplined, efficient play.
Piacenza sweep Cisterna Volley 3-0 (25:18, 25:19, 27:25) with 19 points from Alessandro Bovolenta and 13 from Efe Mandiraci, while Modena did the same against Allianz Milano, winning the game also 3-0 (25:18, 26:24, 25:22).
Great volleyball in Italy will continue last week at Bologna’s Unipol Arena for Final Four of DelMonte Coppa Italia!

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🏐| 2025/26 Superlega CredemBanca | 8ª Giornata Ritorno – Round 8 of Second Leg

Saturday, January 31 2026
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina – Vero Volley Monza 0-3 (20:25, 18:25, 19:25)

👉🏼Sunday, February 1 2026

• 17.00 (Local Time) | Itas Trentino – MA Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo 3-0 (25:16, 26:24, 25:20)
Itas Trentino: Sbertoli 5, Ramon 16, Resende Gualberto 6, Faure 10, Bristot 13, Torwie 9, Boschini (L), Pesaresi 0, Garcia Fernandez 0, Laurenzano (L), Acquarone 0. N.E. Giani, Sandu, Bartha. Coach. Mendez.
MA Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo: Baranowicz 2, Strehlau 7, Codarin 6, Feral 16, Zaytsev 7, Stefanovic 5, Colasanti (L), Copelli 0, Cavaccini (L), Bonomi 0, Giraudo 0, Sala 1. N.E. Oberto, Cattaneo. Coach. Battocchio.

• 17.00 (Local Time) | Sonepar Padova – Sir Susa Scai Perugia 1-3 (26:28, 19:25, 26:24, 22:25)
Sonepar Padova: Todorovic 3, Orioli 15, Polo 8, Masulovic 11, Gardini 16, Truocchio 11, Zoppellari 0, Diez (L), Stefani 3, Toscani (L). N.E. Nachev, Bergamasco, Mc Raven, Held. Coach. Cuttini.
Sir Susa Scai Perugia: Giannelli 8, Plotnytskyi 15, Loser 10, Ben Tara 17, Ishikawa 0, Russo 10, Gaggini (L), Dzavoronok 9, Cvanciger 0, Solé 1, Colaci (L). N.E. Argilagos, Semeniuk, Crosato. Coach. Lorenzetti.

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Rana Verona – Cucine Lube Civitanova 0-3 (25:27, 21:25, 17:25)
Rana Verona: Christenson 1, Mozic 10, Vitelli 1, Ferreira Souza 5, Keita 13, Cortesia 3, Zingel 2, Planinsic 0, D’Amico (L), Staforini (L), Sani 1, Bonisoli 0, Glatz 0, Nedeljkovic 4. N.E. Coach. Soli.
Cucine Lube Civitanova: Boninfante 1, Bottolo 10, Gargiulo 3, Loeppky 18, Nikolov 20, Tenorio 2, Balaso (L), Orduna 0, Bisotto (L), Kukartsev 0. N.E. D’Heer, Podrascanin, Duflos-Rossi. Coach. Medei.

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza – Cisterna Volley 3-0 (25:18, 25:19, 27:25)
Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza: Porro 7, Mandiraci 13, Seddik 8, Bovolenta 19, Gutierrez 8, Comparoni 3, Loreti (L), Pace (L), Andringa 0, Bergmann 2, Iyegbekedo 2. N.E. Leon, Simon, Travica. Coach. Boninfante.
Cisterna Volley: Fanizza 0, Tarumi 11, Diamantini 2, Barotto 19, Bayram 2, Mazzone 2, Finauri (L), Currie (L), Salsi 0, Guzzo 0, Muniz De Oliveira 5. N.E. Plak, Lanza, Tosti. Coach. Morato.

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Valsa Group Modena – Allianz Milano 3-0 (25:18, 26:24, 25:22)
Valsa Group Modena: Tizi-Oualou 4, Davyskiba 11, Mati 2, Buchegger 17, Porro 16, Sanguinetti 6, Federici (L), Massari 0, Perry (L), Anzani 2, Bento 0. N.E. Tauletta, Ikhbayri, Giraudo. Coach. Giuliani.
Allianz Milano: Kreling 1, Recine 8, Di Martino 5, Reggers 13, Ichino 7, Caneschi 7, Benacchio (L), Catania (L), Lindqvist 0, Otsuka 0, Corbetta 0. N.E. Masajedi, Masulovic, Barbanti. Coach. Piazza.

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day):
1. Sir Susa Scai Perugia 50
2. Rana Verona 45
3. Itas Trentino 42
4. Valsa Group Modena 39
5. Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 39
6. Cucine Lube Civitanova 34
7. Allianz Milano 29
8. Vero Volley Monza 19
9. Sonepar Padova 15
10. MA Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo 14
11. Cisterna Volley 11
12. Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina 5.

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🏐| NEXT GAMES |Coppa Italia Semifinals
📍Unipol Arena Bologna

Saturday February 7, 2026
• 15.30 (Local Time) | Itas Trentino – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza
• 18.00 (Local Time) |Rana Verona – Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia

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