Cucine Lube Civitanova booked their place in the Italian SuperLega Scudetto Final after defeating Rana Verona 3-0 in Game 4 of the semifinal series.
The home side completed the best-of-five matchup 3-1 and advanced to the league final for the 11th time in club history. Civitanova will now face Sir Susa Vim Perugia in the championship series, with Game 1 set for April 30.
Eric Loeppky earned MVP honors with 15 points, including three aces, while Aleksandar Nikolov added 13 points. Mattia Bottolo finished with 12 points and delivered five blocks.
Verona started strongly in the opening set, but Civitanova recovered to take control of the match. The hosts dominated the second set and built an early lead in the third before closing out the victory in straight sets.
For Verona, Noumory Keita led the scoring with 15 points, but it was not enough to extend the series.
The win sends Civitanova to a second straight final and their eighth appearance in the last nine playoff editions. Verona’s season ends after also winning the Coppa Italia and qualifying for next season’s CEV Champions League.
Result:
Cucine Lube Civitanova def. Rana Verona 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-20)
Civitanova wins series 3-1
