Cucine Lube Civitanova is the first semifinalist of the 2021/22 Italian Men’s Volleyball Championship playoffs.
Game 2 of the 2021/22 SuperLega Credem Banca playoff quarter-finals against No. 7 Vero Volley Monza wasn’t really a walk in the park for No. 2 Cucine Lube Civitanova. Despite taking the field without one of the best opposite hitters in the world, German Georg Grozer, Monza gave hard time to favorites in front of their own crowd. succumbing after a 4-set battle. Who knows how the match would end if they took advantage of 3 set points in the first set.
Brazilian Ricardo Lucarelli top-scored Lube with 22 points. Cuban Robertlandy Simón set up 4 blocks. After sweeping the quarter-final series, Lube now await the rivals in the best-of-5 semis (Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza or Itas Trentino – 0-1 in the series).
2021/22 SuperLega Credem Banca – playoff quarter-finals, Game 2 (today’s matches):
Vero Volley Monza – Cucine Lube Civitanova 1-3 (26-28, 25-19, 17-25, 23-25)
