Trento, 16 December 2018

Itas Trentino wins the direct clash versus Modena

The A22 derby confirms the absolute legitimacy of the second place in ranking of SuperLega Credem Banca 2018/19 of Itas Trentino. The World Champions didn’t’ disappoint the expectation of their fantastic public (4000 spectators) not even in the most-awaited match of the whole regular season, protecting their ranking position, obtained four days ago, from the assault of Azimut Leo Shoes Modena. The Emiliani tried many times to end the invincibility of BLM Group Arena but had in the end to give up in front of Angelo Lorenzetti’s boys, which are recently being at top levels both from a physical point of view and from a performance one.
The 3-1 of today is in fact the fourteen victory in a row, the seventh one at home, and gets the yellow-blues at +3 on Civitanova and +4 on Modena, just one match before the end of the going round. The winners obtained all of this proving of being able to suffer before managing to change the doom of the match after a good start from Modena. The yellow-blues got back winning the second set at its very end and mastering the field in the third and fourth one thanks to the growth of Kovacevic (mvp once more with 21 scored points, 3 aces and 49% in attack), Russell (20 scored points), Grebennikov on the second line and Giannelli as setter.

Below the scoreboard of the match of the twelfth day of regular season of SuperLega Credem Banca 2018/19 played tonight at BLM Group Arena of Trento.

Itas Trentino-Azimut Leo Shoes Modena 3-1
(24-26, 25-23, 25-23, 25-20)
ITAS TRENTINO: Candellaro 9, Giannelli 4, Kovacevic 21, Lisinac 10, Vettori 9, Russell 20, Grebennikov (L); Nelli, Daldello, Van Garderen. N.e. De Angelis, Codarin. Coach. Angelo Lorenzetti.
AZIMUT LEO SHOES: Christenson, Urnaut 17, Anzani 9, Zaytsev 20, Kaliberda 9, Holt 7, Rossini (L); Pierotti, Bednorz, Pinali, Keemink. N.e. Benvenuti, Van Der Ent, Truocchio. Coach. Julio Velasco.
REFEREES: Cesare from Rome and Tanasi from Noto (Siracusa).
SETS DURATION: 37’, 31’, 33’, 27’; tot 2h and 8’.
NOTES: 4.000 spectators for an income of 54.365 euro. Itas Trentino: 10 blocks, 6 aces, 19 serrvice mistakes, 6 action mistakes, 50% in attack, 62% (25%) in reception. Azimut Leo Shoes: 10 blocks, 4 aces, 17 service mistakes, 9 action mistakes, 42% in attack, 63% (41%) in reception. Mvp Kovacevic.

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