This is just extraordinary! Modena and Perugia played the 5th tie-breaker in their last 7 head to head clashes! And for the 5th time it was Modena who seized the win!
The Yellow squad made quite a comeback in the tie-break, as Perugia had the opening lead of 5:2. However, then Modena turned the things in their advantage. Not just that they tied the score, but they went in front at 10:8, while then the hosts scored 2 more points for 12:8. Finally, Modena finished the match by winning the tie-break by 15:11.
Luca Vettori was the top scorer in Modena with 22 points, while Earvin Ngapeth and Kevin Le Roux made 14 each.
On the other side, Aaron Russell collected 21 points for Perugia, Ivan Zaytsev stopped at 14.
As far as other games are concerned, Verona continued their winning streak. The squad coached by Nikola Grbić outplayed Milano for their 5th win in a row in Serie A1.
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