Treviso beats Trentino in tiebreak in front of home spectators. Pineto obtained its first victory of the season at the tie-break against Loreto.
The eight teams qualified for the Italian Cup quarter finals are known with a round in hand:Itas Diatec Trentino, Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo, Trenkwalder Modena, Sisley Treviso, CoprAtlantide Piacenza, Lube Banca Marche Macerata, Acqua Paradiso Monza and RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia. The next round will only be needed to define who meets who. Trento, Cuneo and Modena have already secured home court advantage, while Treviso, Piacenza and Macerata will fight for the 4th spot.
SISLEY TREVISO – ITAS DIATEC TRENTINO 3:2
Treviso had the better of Trentino 3-2 at the end of a hard-fought game. This stopped the World Champions’ run that had been lasting for 11 games. Trentino will now need next week’s game to claim the winter champion title. Mvp: Brazilian Ricardo.
Roberto Piazza (Sisley Treviso): “The team had a great game, it would be wrong to speak about individual players because everybody contributed to the win: Ricardo, Bontje, Maruotti, Fei, Papi…At the beginning of the season, I said we should have the saliva dripping out of our mouth, and the attitude I meant with this is the one I’ve seen tonight. Our sport is a team sport and we proved we had a solid group against Trento, we managed to win with a smile: our attitude was important. We can win against anyone, especially in the PalaVerde which has to become a tough court for anyone”.
BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO – ANDREOLI LATINA 3:0
It might not have been one of Cuneo’s best performances against a fighting and reactive Latina team, decided to bounce back following the change of coach (Medei for Ricci), but it grabbed the three points needed for the Italian Cup.
Wout Wijsmans (Bre Banca Lannutti): “We obtained an important victory even if the game has not been one of the best of the season. It’s also true that Latina was effective. The important thing was to secure second place for the Italian Cup. It’s undeniable that we are a bit tired following the long trip to Macerata, the road game in Switzerland for the Cev Cup, then the work with the weights, but we got the result we wanted and this will motivate us for the coming games”.
ACQUA PARADISO MONZA – TONNO CALLIPO VIBO VALENTIA 3:0
Monza took all three points as the two middleblockers, Buti and Forni, were the key players in the clutch moments. Vibo can be disappointed for the second set lost by the minimum margin. Simeonov stood out for the guests with 17 points.
RPA-LUIGIBACCHI.IT PERUGIA – PRISMA TARANTO 3:1
The stakes were high for Perugia, which qualifies for the Italian Cup thanks to this 3-1 win over Taranto. It had been missing out on the competition for the past three years. Cristian Savani MVP.
Jan Stokr (RPA-Luigibacchi Perugia): “I didn’t think I would have played like that tonight. I had not been feeling at my best for a while, but I am very happy with my performance and, especially with the win. Savani proved again tonight he is a great player. It was a crucial game for us, now we are back in the Italian Cup”.
LUBE BANCA MARCHE MACERATA – MARMI LANZA VERONA 3:1
Thanks to a three-point win over Verona, Macerata kept its hopes of finishing fourth alive. This will all depend on the last round next Sunday.
ARAN CUCINE ABRUZZO PINETO – ESSE-TI CARILO LORETO 3:2
Pineto gathered its first win of the season at the tie-break against Loreto. Hernandez led his team to victory with 24 points (MVP). Often the Achilles of the team, the work at the net went fine tonight: 12 blocks made all together.
Roberto Fant (Aran Cucine Abruzzo Pineto): “Congratulations to all the boys for this nice comeback win, which rewards all our sacrifices and our effort: hopefully this is a turning point, hopefully these two points will help us to set off, especially psychologically. Hernandez greatly helped us, but I insist on the fact that it was a team effort”.
YOGA FORLI – TRENKWALDER MODENA 2:3
Modena might have won it in the end at the tie-break but the most satisfied team could well be Forli, which, positioned last from bottom, was desperate to gather some points. That’s what it did playing face to face against Prandi’s team, currently second in the league table, and willing to stay where they are to benefit from an easier draw in the Italian Cup quarter finals.
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