Betim (Brazil), 09 December 2022

Club World Champs, Trentino Itas ends its first phase undefeated with 3-0 win over Minas

Trentino Itas closes the first phase of the 2022 Club World Cup undefeated, reaching the semifinals of the international tournament with the best credentials possible. In fact, after Thursday night's success against Paykan, this evening the yellow-blue lineup achieved another positive result, overcoming the hosts of Itambé Minas in just three sets in the match that established the first place in Pool B. The result achieved this evening in Brazil will therefore allow the team to play Saturday's semifinal, facing the runner-up of Group A (the hosts and defending champions Sada Cruzeiro), the match will be broadcasted live on Sky Sport Arena and on Volleyball World Tv at 10:15 p.m. Italian time. Lorenzetti's team will arrive at this umpteenth game in its international history (ninth Club World Championship semifinal in ten participations overall), bringing along the good things shown also today on the mondoflex of the Ginasio Poliesportivo Divino Braga. Against an opponent that had carried out a broad turnover, the yellow-blue team went straight on its own way, speeding up when needed (constantly in the middle part of each set) and limiting Minas's comeback attempt, all focused on the strength of their own serve. Trento did less blocks and scored fewer direct points at serve than the Brazilians, but took advantage of the great night of its spikers (58% team share with peaks of Lavia and Podrascanin at 71% and 100%, respectively) to bring home the full success. Not only the Calabrian setter (best scorer with 11 points) scored more than 10 personal points, but also Michieletto (10) and Kaziyski, who thus celebrated in the best way possible (53% in attack with an ace) the 400th official match with the Trentino Volley jersey. The history of the Trener’s street Club is full of pages about him; over the weekend in Brazil he will try to write more to make his relationship with Trento even more legendary.

Below is the scoreboard of the second match of the Pool B of the first phase of the 2022 Club World Championship, played tonight at the Ginasio Poliesportivo Divino Braga in Betim.

Itambé Minas-Trentino Itas 0-3
(21-25, 23-25, 18-25)
ITAMBE' MINAS: Resley 1, Arthur Bento 10, Souza Kelvi 9, Paulo Vinicios 11, Estrada Mazorra 3, Edson Junio 5, Nascimento (L); Coelho 3, Arjona, Saliba. N.e. Wilmot, Vissotto, Santos, Henrique, Honorato. Coach: Junior Nery Tambeiro.
TRENTINO ITAS: Podrascanin 6, Sbertoli 1, Michieletto 10, Lisinac 8, Kaziyski 10, Lavia 11, Laurenzano (L); D'Heer, Nelli, Pace (L). N.e. Džavoronok, Cavuto, Berger and Depalma. Coach: Angelo Lorenzetti.
REFEREES: Macias (Mexico) and Carbajal Mozzo (Uruguay).
SET LENGTH: 23', 23', 22; tot. 1h 8'.
NOTES: about 1,000 spectators. Itambé Minas: 7 blocks, 8 aces, 17 hitting errors, 9 action errors, 47% offense, 44% (26%) in reception. Trentino Itas: 4 blocks, 5 aces, 12 hitting errors, 3 action errors, 58% in attack, 41% (24%) in reception.

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