Debut in the 2025/26 Superlega: 3-0 in Cisterna di Latina

The defense of the Scudetto won on May 7 begins with a decisive victory in Lazio for Itas Trentino men’s team. This evening, the Italian champions stormed the Cisterna sports hall with a 3-0, securing their first victory of the 2025/26 SuperLega Credem Banca regular season on the court where they had played (and won) the opening match of the previous two seasons.
The Pontine team, which had often seen the yellow-blues suffer in the past, was unable to withstand the shockwave of the Italian champions, who showed the aggression demanded by new head coach Marcelo Mendez from the very first exchange. The Argentine coach’s debut on the Trentino Volley bench was therefore immediately marked by the best possible result, coming at the end of a very effective performance in attack (70% for the team with just three errors), but also consistent in serving (6 aces), contrasting the numerous errors from the nine-meter line, as it often happens in the early days of the championship. Faure (15 points with 70% at the net) and Ramon (6 with 40%) did not falter in the match against their former team; However, it was Michieletto (MVP with 15 points, 100% in attack, two aces, and one block) who steered the match, doing everything right, especially at break point (8), assisted by a very precise and effective Sbertoli, also in defense. In the final stages, there was also room for the debut of young Giani (born in 2007), who made his first SuperLega match unforgettable by also scoring an attack and an ace. The best way to start the competition.

Below are the results of the televised match from the first day of the regular season of the 2025/26 Credem Banca SuperLega, played this evening at the sports hall in Cisterna di Latina.

Cisterna Volley-Itas Trentino 0-3
(21-25, 18-25, 19-25)
CISTERNA VOLLEY: Mazzone 5, Fanizza 2, Lanza 10, Plak 3, Guzzo 10, Bayram 3, Currie (L); Tarumi 2, Barotto 1, Salsi. DNP Finauri, Diamantini, Tosti, Muniz De Oliveira. Coach Daniele Morato.
ITAS TRENTINO: Bartha 5, Sbertoli 3, Michieletto 15, Flavio 5, Faure 15, Ramon 6, Laurenzano (L); Bristot 1, Acquarone, Gabi Garcia 1, Giani 2. DNP Pesaresi, Sandu e Torwie. Coach Marcelo Mendez.
ARBITRI: Caretti and Cesare di Roma.
DURATA SET: 25’, 27’, 24’; tot 1h e 16’.
NOTE: 2,000 spectators. Cisterna Volley: 1 block, 3 aces, 15 service errors, 7 action errors, 50% in attack, 34% (14%) in reception. Itas Trentino: 5 blocks, 6 aces, 18 service errors, 3 action errors, 70% in attack, 55% (20%) in reception. MVP Michieletto.