Trento, 29 December 2022

Del Monte® Coppa Italia 2023: 25 February sees a new challenge with Milan in the semifinal

The picture of the Del Monte® Coppa Italia 2023 quarter-finals was completed this evening, defining the pairings in the two semifinals on 25 February in Rome. At the top of the draw Perugia will find Piacenza, while Itas Trentino will face Milan, in a remake of the same confrontation already staged at this stage of the draw in the last edition. The Lombards surprisingly won the pass by overcoming Cucine Lube Civitanova at home this evening in the quarter-final played in Le Marche.

This is the complete draw (seedings in brackets):
(1st) Sir Safety Susa Perugia- (8th) Top Volley Cisterna 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-23)
 (2nd) Cucine Lube Civitanova - (7th) Allianz Milano 1-3 (25-18, 21-25, 18-25, 21-25)
 (3rd) Valsa Group Modena - (6th) Itas Trentino 1-3 (25-17, 26-28, 22-25, 20-25)
 (4th) Verona Volley - (5th) Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 2-3 (19-25, 33-31, 22-25, 25-21, 8-15)

The complete programme of the Final Four of Del Monte® Coppa Italia 2023 at the PalaEur in Rome:
Saturday 25 February 2023
3:30 pm: Sir Safety Susa Perugia-Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza
6 pm: Itas Trentino-Allianz Milano
Sunday 26 February 2023
6 pm: Del Monte® Coppa Italia SuperLega final

The so-called insurance derby has always been staged in the last three editions of the Coppa Italia and has been played on no fewer than four occasions in the last twelve months, also taking into account the challenges played in the regular season.

The statistical detail of Trentino Volley in the matches already played against Powervolley Milano:
Official matches played: 20 (10 at PalaTrento, 9 away, 1 on neutral court in Bologna).
Wins: 17 (9 at PalaTrento, 7 away, 1 neutral court in Bologna); 11 by 3-0 (5 at PalaTrento, 5 away, neutral court in Bologna), 4 by 3-1 (3 at PalaTrento, 1 away), 2 by 3-2 (1 away, 1 at PalaTrento).
Defeats: 3 (2 at PalaTrento, 1 away); 1 by 0-3 (away), 1 by 1-3 (1 at PalaTrento), 1 by 2-3 (1 at PalaTrento).
Sets: 51 won and 14 lost.
Previous matches in Coppa Italia: 3
- 23 January 2020, quarterfinals: Allianz Milano-Itas Trentino 0-3 (23-25, 19-25, 19-25)
- 27 January 2021, quarter-finals: Itas Trentino-Allianz Milano 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-21)
- 5 March 2022, semi-final: Itas Trentino-Allianz Milano 3-0 (25-14, 25-20, 25-20)
In the current season:
26 November 2022, SuperLega regular season (at PalaTrento): Itas Trentino-Allianz Milano 1-3 (20-25, 25-21, 15-25, 22-25)

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