Today’s quarterfinal matches of the Italian SuperLega Credem Banca League were filled with excitement and drama, with three matches concluding after intense battles that lasted five sets.
Among them was a match in Verona where the home team took a significant stride towards the semifinals by winning 3-2 and leading 2-0 in the best-of-five series. The trio of Keita (20), Mozic (15), and Sapozkhov (27) once again demonstrated their dominance, leading the home team to a resounding victory.
WithU Verona vs Cucine Lube Civitanova 3-2 (24-26, 25-20, 20-25, 25-23, 15-11)
WithU Verona: Spirito 2, Keita 20, Grozdanov 12, Sapozhkov 27, Mozic 15, Mosca 10, Gaggini (L), Magalini, Bonisoli, Vieira De Oliveira, Zanotti, Cavalcanti, Jensen, Cortesia, Coach: Stoytchev
Cucine Lube Civitanova: De Cecco 6, Yant Herrera 17, Chinenyeze 11, Zaytsev 23, Nikolov 13, Anzani 9, Bottolo 1, Garcia Fernandez 0, D’Amico (L), Balaso (L), Gottardo, Ambrose, Penna, Sottile, Coach: Blengini
Vero Volley Monza caused the second major upset of this playoff phase by defeating Trentino 3-1 on their home turf, thus leveling the series at 1-1. It is noteworthy that Trento’s strength was compromised by the absence of Michieletto and Podrascanin, who were both unable to travel due to illness. Grozer delivered another outstanding performance with 21 points, earning the title of the match’s top scorer, while Maar contributed 19 points and Davyskiba scored 13 points for Monza. In Trentino, Dzavoronok was the most effective with 17 points, while Kaziyski added 14 points.
Vero Volley Monza vs Itas Trentino 3-1 (25-21, 25-16, 23-25, 25-18)
Vero Volley Monza: Kreling, Davyskiba 13, Beretta 9, Grozer 21, Maar 19, Galassi 4, Pirazzoli (L), Szwarc 1, Federici (L), Zimmermann, Pisoni, Magliano, Marttila, Di Martino, Coach: Eccheli
Itas Trentino: Sbertoli 4, Dzavoronok 18, Lisinac 9, Nelli 8, Kaziyski 14, D’Heer 5, Pace (L), Lavia 1, Laurenzano (L), Berger, Cavuto, Bernardis, Coach: Lorenzetti
After securing a great victory in a five-set match in Piacenza, Modena has taken a significant step towards the semifinal, and they now await the third game on their home ground in Modena with confidence. Adis Lagumdzija led the Modena team with 21 points, and Earwin Ngapeth added 20 points. The top scorer of the match was Leal of Piacenza, who scored 27 points.
Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza vs Valsa Group Modena 2-3 (25-19, 21-25, 25-22, 21-25, 13-15)
Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza: Brizard 3, Santos De Souza 14, Simon 7, Romanò 4, Leal 27, Caneschi 9, Hoffer (L), Scanferla (L), Recine, Gironi 7, Basic, Alonso, De Weijer, Cester, Coach: Barrels
Valsa Group Modena: Mossa De Rezende 3, Ngapeth 20, Sanguinetti 8, Lagumdzija 21, Rinaldi 12, Stankovic 9, Sala, Rossini (L), Marechal, Rousseaux, Gollini, Bossi, Krick, Salsi, Coach: Giani.
This game in Milan was also thrilling, going to 5 sets. The hosts celebrated a 3-2 victory, thereby leveling the series to 1-1. Hernandez and Ishikawa, with 22 and 18 points respectively, led the Allianz Milan team to their win. Perugia’s most effective player was Leon, who scored 29 points.
Allianz Milano vs Sir Safety Susa Perugia 3-2 (27-25, 25-21, 21-25, 18-25, 15-13)
Allianz Milano: Porro 3, Ishikawa 18, Loser 9, Patry 12, Mergarejo Hernandez 22, Piano 9, Pesaresi (L), Fusaro, Ebadipour 3, Vitelli 2, Colombo, Bonacchi, Lawrence, Coach: Piazza
Sir Safety Susa Perugia: Giannelli 4, Semeniuk 4, Resende Gualberto 12, Herrera Jaime 9, Leon Venero 29, Solé 8, Colaci (L), Rychlicki 13, Plotnytskyi 9, Piccinelli, Cardenas Morales, Mengozzi, Ropret, Russo, Coach: Anastasi.
Play Off SuperLega Credem Banca – Game 2 Quarterfinals
March 22, 2023
Allianz Milano vs Sir Safety Susa Perugia 3-2 (27-25, 25-21, 21-25, 18-25, 15-13);
WithU Verona vs Cucine Lube Civitanova 3-2 (24-26, 25-20, 20-25, 25-23, 15-11);
Vero Volley Monza vs Itas Trentino 3-1 (25-21, 25-16, 23-25, 25-18);
Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza vs Valsa Group Modena 2-3 (25-19, 21-25, 25-22, 21-25, 13-15)
Play Off SuperLega Credem Banca – Game 1 Quarterfinals
March 18, 2023
Sir Safety Susa Perugia vs Allianz Milano 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-18)
March 19, 2023
Valsa Group Modena vs Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza 3-2 (25-19, 23-25, 25-19, 20-25, 15-11)
Cucine Lube Civitanova vs WithU Verona 0-3 (24-26, 29-31, 24-26)
Itas Trentino vs Vero Volley Monza 3-2 (25-16, 25-21, 13-25, 18-25, 15-13)
