Scandicci
In their first CEV Champions League match this season, Savino del Bene Scandicci from Italy beat four-time winners VakıfBank Istanbul on the road in Turkey by a 3-2 (25-21, 19-25, 13-25, 25-15, 15-11). Scandicci recorded an important victory in Pool B, in which they were about to fight for second place with Lokomotiv Kaliningrad region from Russia. But, Scandicci beat the odds already on their debut.
Mexican Samantha Bricio top-scored for the Italian side with 15 points, while the Pole Agnieszka Kąkolewska and Serbian Jovana Stevanović made 4 kill blocks apiece. As for VakıfBank, they were led by Scandicci’s former player Isabelle Haak. The Swede has tallied 18 points. Ebrar Karakurt set up 5 kill blocks.
2020 CEV Women’s Volleyball Champions League pool stage – Round 1
POOL A
(November 19):
Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul (TUR) – Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul (TUR) 3-2 (25-23, 25-18, 23-25, 22-25, 15-10)
(November 20):
Budowlani Łódź (POL) – LP Salo (FIN) 3-1 (25-16, 25-12, 18-25, 25-22)
POOL B
(November 20):
VakıfBank Istanbul (TUR) – Savino Del Bene Scandicci (ITA) 2-3 (21-25, 25-19, 25-13, 15-25, 11-15)
Lokomotiv Kaliningrad region (RUS) – Nova KBM Branik Maribor (SLO) 3-0 (25-18, 25-14, 25-11)
POOL C
(November 19):
ŁKS Commercecon Łódź (POL) – Allianz MTV Stuttgart (GER) 3-2 (16-25, 25-22, 25-19, 16-25, 15-10)
(November 20):
Igor Gorgonzola Novara (ITA) – Khimik Yuzhny (UKR)
POOL D
(November 19):
Antonio Carraro Imoco Conegliano (ITA) – Vasas Óbuda Budapest (HUN) 3-2 (21-25, 25-20, 25-10, 23-25, 15-4)
Nantes VB (FRA) – C.S.M. Volei Alba Blaj (ROU) 3-1 (25-19, 20-25, 25-12, 25-16)
POOL E
(November 19):
RC Cannes (FRA) – Maritza Plovdov (BUL) 3-1 (26-24, 18-25, 25-7, 25-19)
(November 21):
Dinamo Moscow (RUS) – Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg (RUS)
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