Trento, 03 February 2019

SuperLega, Itas Trentino on fire: Castellana Grotte gives up after three sets

Itas Trentino doesn’t give any space to the last in ranking Castellana Grotte in the 20th turn of regular season of SuperLega Credem Banca 2018/19. The World Champions needed only one hour and a half tonight to obtain the victory versus the hosts from Puglia, which are last in ranking and gave up in front of the technical and physical power shown on the field by the hosting team.
The 3-0 victory allows Lorenzetti’s team to enjoy a home championship victory again in front of their public, confirming its second place in ranking. The last match before the Final Four of Del Monte® Coppa Italia 2019 showed the good physical shape of the whole roster; Lorenzetti fielded the ideal starting six for most of the match, obtaining a good feedback from service (9 aces and 9 mistakes) and the high-ball trio (everyone scored at least 10 points). Among the best players was Kovacevic who showed to be on fire with a very convincing match (16 points with 56% in attack) after two turns of rest given to him by the technical staff.
Castellana Grotte fielded the former player Zingel in the opposite role, since Renan was sold and his natural substitute Kruzhkov was not at his best; the Australian did good for most of the match (15 scored points) but was left alone by his teammates, who had a negative evening either at service and in attack phase.

Below the scoreboard of the match of the 20th day of regular season of SuperLega Credem Banca 2018/19 played tonight at BLM Group Arena of Trento.

Itas Trentino-BCC Castellana Grotte 3-0
(25-18, 25-17, 25-20)
ITAS TRENTINO: Vettori 13, Russell 15, Candellaro 7, Giannelli 1, Kovacevic 16, Lisinac 3, Grebennikov (L); Codarin 5, Daldello, Cavuto, Nelli 2. N.e. De Angelis. coach. Angelo Lorenzetti.
BCC: Wlodarczyk 7, Scopellitti 5, Zingel 15, Mirzajanpopour 6, De Togni 3, Falaschi 2, Cavaccini (L); Kruzhkov, Quartarone, Pace, Studzinski 1. N.e. Agrusti. coach. Vincenzo Di Pinto.
REFEREES: Brancati and Santi from Città di Castello (Perugia)
SET LENGTH: 25’, 27’, 27’; tot 1h and 19’.
NOTES: 2.761 spectators, for a total income of 20.229 euros. Itas Trentino: 7 blocks, 9 aces, 9 service mistakes, 7 action mistakes, 52% in attack, 65% (27%) in reception. BCC: 6 blocks, 0 aces, 4 service mistakes, 9 action mistakes, 41% in attack, 64% (23%) in reception. Mvp Kovacevic.

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