Even though they were weakened with the absence of the two starters, Cucine Lube Civitanova wrote down their second victory in Pool A of the 2020 Champions League. Besides the injured Iranian international Amir Ghafour, Lube head coach Ferdinando De Giorgi decided to begin the match against Turkish champions Fenerbahçe HDI Sigorta Istanbul without Bruno Rezende. The Brazilian setter played only briefly in the second set. Fenerbahçe managed to exploit the weaknesses of Italian and world champions in the third set but weren’t competitive in the rest of the match: 3-1 (25-15, 25-19, 20-25, 25-17). Cuban-born Yoandy Leal top-scored for Lube with 15 points (5 aces). The Dutchman Wouter Ter Maat delivered 13 points on the other side of the net.
Polish team Jastrzębski Węgiel easily prevailed over VC Greenyard Maaseik from Belgium in Pool C (3-0) to remain one of the two teams that didn’t concede a single set in the competition so far. The other one is also from Poland – Zaksa Kędzierzyn-Koźle, in Pool E.
2020 CEV Men’s Volleyball Champions League, pool stage – Round 3
POOL A
(December 19):
Fenerbahçe HDI Sigorta Istanbul (TUR) – Cucine Lube Civitanova (ITA) 1-3 (15-25, 19-25, 25-20, 17-25)
Itas Trentino (ITA) – Jihostroj České Budějovice (CZE) 3-0 (25-11, 25-16, 25-21)
POOL B
(December 17):
Fakel Novy Urengoy (RUS) – ACH Volley Ljubljana (SLO) 3-1 (24-26, 25-20, 25-19, 25-16)
(December 18):
Berlin Recycling Volleys (GER) – Kuzbass Kemerevo (RUS) 1-3 (17-25, 23-25, 25-19, 19-25)
POOL C
(December 18):
Halkbank Ankara (TUR) – Zenit Kazan (RUS) 1-3 (26-24, 23-25, 20-25, 22-25)
(December 19):
Jastrzębski Węgiel (POL) – VC Greenyard Maaseik (BEL) 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-21)
POOL D
(December 17):
Verva Warszawa Orlen Paliwa (POL) – Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia (ITA) 1-3 (17-25, 25-23, 21-25, 24-26)
(December 19):
Benfica Lisboa (POR) – Tours VB (FRA) 1-3 (20-25, 25-20, 22-25, 18-25)
POOL E
(December 17):
Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad (SRB) – Knack Roeselare (BEL) 2-3 (21-25, 20-25, 25-22, 25-22, 12-15)
(December 18):
VFB Friedrichshafen (GER) – Zaksa Kędzierzyn-Koźle (POL) 0-3 (23-25, 22-25, 20-25)
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