ITAS DIATEC TRENTINO: Kaziyski 26, Birarelli 8, Della Lunga, Juantorena 21, Zygadlo, Vieira De Oliveira 3, Lanza, Sokolov 12, Djuric 17, Colaci (L), Stokr 4, Bari (L). DNP Burgsthaler.
Coach. Stoytchev.
BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO: Mastrangelo 8, Henno (L), Ngapeth 22, Fortunato 3, Wijsmans 16, Vissotto Neves 26, Grbic 5, Caceres, Patriarca 2, Rossi 1, Pieri (L), Baranowicz. DNP Van Lankvelt.
Coach. Gulinelli.
Special guest, Marco Melandri, motorcyclist, could not have chosen a better volleyball game. This proved to be a thrilling match, in each one of its five sets, and it lasted for over two hours and a half. At 5-8 down in the tie-break, Trentino fought back to clinch it as
Kaziyiski was named MVP of the game.
Emanuele Birarelli (Itas Diatec Trentino): “We play every three days so a little drop in form can happen. It occurred in the third set, but credit as well to Cuneo. We did a good job to find our game in the most difficult moment of the fifth set”.
Francesco Fortunato (Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo): “This has been an incredibly spectacular game, which Trento deservedly won in the end, although Cuneo proved it was in it right until the end. The tie-break turned into a roller coaster, though”.