Trento, 19 April 2023

Itas Trentino-Gas Sales Bluenergy 3-0, the match report

Game 3 report. The starting six did not present any kind of change compared to the previous matches of the series: Itas Trentino lined up Sbertoli as setter and Kaziyski as opposite, Michieletto and Lavia as wings, Lisinac and Podrascanin as middle blockers and Laurenzano as libero. Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza replies with Brizard as setter, Romanò as opposite, Leal and Lucarelli as wings, Simon and Caneschi as middle blockers, Scanferla as libero. The start is immediately fast-paced, with the locals immediately responding to the guests' breakaway attempt (1-3 to 5-3 with Sbertoli's serves); afterwards, the two teams keep up the level of their own sideout phase (7-5 and 9-7), until a Leal error at the net gives the +3 to the yellow-blue team(10-7). In the middle part, three Emilian blocks (by Caneschi on Michieletto and by Lucarelli, who in the middle blocked twice one on Lisinac, and then also on Lavia) bring the situation back to balance (11-10 and 13-13), but Itas Trentino immediately finds the energy to run away again with the serve (15-13, ace by the Lavia himself, and 17-14, Kaziyski's point serve). It is not the cue that decides the set, however, because after the two timeouts called by Botti within a few minutes Gas Sales Bluenergy comes back from 21-18 to 22-22. Lucarelli scores with a block on Kaziyski and a subsequent serve point (23-24); after the time-out called by Lorenzetti, the Brazilian player, former Itas Volley player, signs another ace that offers the outside 23-25 and sends the two teams to the change of sides.
The point-to-point battle resumes in the second set, where from the start the two teams take turns in the lead (1-3, 8-7) fighting on every ball. Lucarelli, him again, draws +2 (10-12), forcing the hosts to ask for a time-out. Itas Trentino does not give up and with Podrascanin’s block (point number 1,000 with the yellow-blue jersey) and an error by the same Brazilian setter reaches tie at 15. The locals gain confidence and run away with Kaziyski and Lisinac (17-17 to 20-17), but again Piacenza has the energy and weapons (block) to rebuild the gap (21-21). The sprint is once again in favor of the guests, who with Brizard and Romanò score again and finally reach the 0-2 (22-25).
The third set is taken in hand from the start by Gas Sales Bluenergy (2-4 and 4-8) with Leal a big protagonist. Lorenzetti interrupts the game, but the Emilian monologue continues (6-12), also because the red-white team serve continues to put the Trentino reception on fire. The home coach then throws Džavoronok into the fray, but his attacking spurts (9-14 and 10-15) are not enough to keep alive the hope of reopening the match, because afterwards Botti's team concedes nothing (10-17 and 13-20) traveling fast toward Game 4, which materializes on 20-25, after a couple of good things put on display by newentered Cavuto.

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