Megabox Ond. Savio Vallefoglia continued their unbeaten start to the Italian women’s Serie A1 season with a 3-1 victory over Banca Valsabbina Millenium Brescia.
Andrea Pistola’s side recovered from an opening-set defeat to claim their third consecutive victory, securing the club’s best-ever start to a top-flight campaign.
Erblira Bici led Vallefoglia with a match-high 20 points, including 16 kills and two aces. Russian middle blocker Elizaveta Kochurina earned MVP honours with 16 points and 56% attacking efficiency, while Ali Frantti added 14 points.
Brescia started strongly in front of 1,200 home supporters, winning the opening set 25-20. However, Vallefoglia responded through Bici and Frantti to take the second set 25-20 before Kochurina helped the visitors edge a closely contested third set 25-22.
The visitors maintained their momentum in the fourth set, pulling away to seal the victory 25-17.
Vallefoglia held a clear attacking advantage, recording 60 successful attacks at 38% efficiency, compared with Brescia’s 48 at 30%. The visitors also led 11-10 in blocks, while both sides registered three serve aces.
Andrea Mihaljevic paced Brescia with 12 points, followed by Rachele Nardelli with 11, as the hosts showed improvement despite suffering another defeat.
Match Result
LVF Serie A1 Fineco 2026/27 – Round 3
Banca Valsabbina Millenium Brescia 1–3 Megabox Ond. Savio Vallefoglia
Sets: 25-20, 20-25, 22-25, 17-25
Top scorers: Bici (20), Kochurina (16), Frantti (14); Mihaljevic (12), Nardelli (11)
MVP: Elizaveta Kochurina (Vallefoglia)
