Italy: Perugia down Monza in four sets in quarterfinals debut!

Regular season winners Sir Susa Scai Perugia opened their SuperLega Credem Banca playoff run with a strong comeback, defeating Vero Volley Monza 3–1 (21:25, 25:20, 25:16, 25:17) in Game 1 of the Scudetto Quarterfinals at their Pala Barton Energy.
No.8 Monza started the match in a perfect way, claiming the first set 25–21 thanks to the attacking duo of Diego Frascio, who led all scorers with 19 points, and Martin Atanasov, who added 18 points at the end of the game.
Perugia, however, quickly found their rhythm from the second set onward and never looked back.
Led by captain Simone Giannelli, the home side improved its offensive efficiency and took control of the remaining three sets.
Kamil Semeniuk delivered an excellent performance, scoring 17 points to earn MVP honors, while Wassim Ben Tara also contributed 15 points. Double digit also for Oleh Plotnytskyi, who added 13, and Roberto Russo, who finished with 12 points to his name as Perugia won the final three sets comfortably to secure the victory.
With the result, Perugia takes a 1–0 lead in the best-of-five quarterfinal series.
Game 2 will be played on March 15 at 17:00 at the Opiquad Arena in Monza.

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🏐| 2025/26 Superlega CredemBanca Playoffs | Quarterfinals

Gara 1 – Game 1

👉🏼Saturday, March 7 2025
• 21.00 (Local Time) | Sir Susa Scai Perugia (1) – Vero Volley Monza (8) 3-1 (21:25, 25:20, 25:16, 25:17) Series: 1-0
Sir Susa Scai Perugia: Giannelli 4, Plotnytskyi 13, Crosato 2, Ben Tara 15, Semeniuk 17, Russo 12, Ishikawa (L), Dzavoronok 0, Solé 8, Gaggini 0, Colaci (L). N.E. Argilagos, Cvanciger. Coach. Lorenzetti.
Vero Volley Monza: Zimmermann 1, Atanasov 18, Mosca 7, Frascio 19, Rohrs 7, Beretta 8, Pisoni (L), Velichkov 1, Scanferla (L), Larizza 0. N.E. Mapelli, Ciampi, Knipe. Coach. Eccheli.

Sunday, March 8 2025
• 17.00 (Local Time) | Itas Trentino (3) – Cucine Lube Civitanova (6) 1-3 (21:25, 25:27, 26:24, 17:25) Series: 0-1
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Rana Verona (2) – Allianz Milano (7) 3-0 (25:16, 25:15, 25:21) Series: 1-0
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Valsa Group Modena (4) – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza (5) 3-2 (23:25, 22:25, 25:20, 25:16, 17:15) Series: 1-0

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Gara 2 – Game 2

Saturday, March 14 2025
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza – Valsa Group Modena

Sunday, March 15 2025
• 17.00 (Local Time) | Vero Volley Monza – Sir Susa Scai Perugia
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Cucine Lube Civitanova – Itas Trentino
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Allianz Milano – Rana Verona

Gara 3 – Game 3

Tuesday, March 17 2025
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Valsa Group Modena – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza

Wednesday, March 18 2025
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Itas Trentino – Cucine Lube Civitanova
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Rana Verona – Allianz Milano
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Sir Susa Scai Perugia – Vero Volley Monza

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