Vero Volley Milano bounces back from their recent defeat and wins against Savino Del Bene Scandicci with a score of 3-1 in Game 2 of Serie A1 Playoff Semifinals. The team showed an outstanding performance in front of almost 4000 spectators, thanks to their incredible block and solid defense limiting Scandicci’s firepower. Even when Scandicci won the second set, Vero Volley Milano made an extraordinary comeback and secured their victory. The win extends the series to the decisive Game 3, which is set for May 3. Whoever wins the next match will face Conegliano in the Serie A1 Playoff Final.
Vero Volley Milano vs Savino Del Bene Scandicci 3-1 (25-22, 23-25, 25-22, 25-21)
Vero Volley Milano: Larson 13, Folie 11, Thompson 18, Sylla 11, Stevanovic 7, Orro 4, Parrocchiale (L), Stysiak 11, Begic 3, Candi, Davyskiba, Allard, Negretti (L), Rettke, Coach: Gaspari
Savino Del Bene Scandicci: Di Iulio 3, Pietrini 13, Belien 3, Antropova 26, Zhu 17, Washington 5, Merlo (L), Mingardi 2, Yao, Alberti, Sorokaite, Castillo, Angeloni (L), Shcherban, Coach: Barbolini
MVP: Larson.
Top scorers: Antropova E. (26) Thompson J. (18) Zhu T. (17)
Top servers: Antropova E. (2) Di Iulio I. (1) Pietrini E. (1)
Top blockers: Folie R. (7) Larson J. (3) Washington H. (3)
Serie A1 – Playoffs – Semifinal – Game 1
Prosecco Doc Imoco Conegliano vs Igor Gorgonzola Novara 3-0 (25-16 25-22 26-24)
Savino Del Bene Scandicci vs Vero Volley Milano 3-1 (21-25 25-12 25-13 25-23)
Serie A1 – Playoffs – Semifinal – Game 2
Igor Gorgonzola Novara vs Prosecco Doc Imoco Conegliano 1-3 (21-25, 18-25, 25-20, 23-25) – (Series 0-2)
Vero Volley Milano vs Savino Del Bene Scandicci 3-1 (25-22, 23-25, 25-22, 25-21) – (Series 1-1)