Trentino were on the verge to suffer the fourth defeat in a row in Serie A1, but Taiwan Excellence Latina did not have enough strength and courage to finish the rivals off in Round 8 encounter after having a 2-0 lead in sets.
Thanks to Luca Vettori, who scored 20 points, and Canadian Nicholas Hoag, who contributed with 17 points, Trentino made a comeback to win a game in the national championship after nearly a month. The Serbian Uroš Kovačević returned to Trentino’s lineup after being sidelined in a derby against Sir Safety Conad Perugia, a week ago. The Brazilian Éder Carbonera had a magnificent blocking display on the winning side – 8 kill blocks, while Trentino made 19 kill blocks in total!
As for Latina, the Serbian opposite Saša Starović scored 22 points (4 kill blocks).
ITA National Championship 2017/2018 / Male / Seniors
REGULAR SEASON / 8TH ROUND
DATE/TIME |
TEAMS |
SCORE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
STATS |
23.11.20:30 |
3 2 |
23 25 |
22 25 |
25 20 |
25 20 |
15 10 |
|||
19.11.18:00 |
3 2 |
25 19 |
21 25 |
25 21 |
26 28 |
15 11 |
|||
19.11.18:00 |
1 3 |
20 25 |
24 26 |
25 17 |
20 25 |
||||
19.11.18:00 |
1 3 |
20 25 |
22 25 |
25 20 |
23 25 |
||||
19.11.18:00 |
0 3 |
13 25 |
23 25 |
23 25 |
|||||
17.11.20:30 |
3 0 |
25 19 |
25 19 |
25 23 |
|||||
19.11.18:00 |
0 3 |
20 25 |
27 29 |
23 25 |
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