Trento, 21 December 2023

Champions League, 3-0 win over Tours confirms solitary first place in Pool B

A solitary Christmas at the top of the table, both in SuperLega Credem Banca and in Pool B of the 2024 CEV Champions League. That's what Trentino Itas will be able to spend thanks to the victories obtained at the ilT quotidiano Arena in the direct clashes played in the last four days. The operation that began on Sunday afternoon with the 3-1 win against Perugia was in fact brilliantly completed this evening, overcoming in just three sets Tours Vb, second in the group standings of the top European club competition.
Today's success, moreover, has an even greater specific weight compared to the recent previous ones because it already guarantees mathematical qualification to the Playoffs of the tournament, taking into account that even losing the last two games of the round in January, the Yellow-Blue would be ranked at least second - a placement that guarantees access to the round of 16. Confirming in an even clearer way the supremacy already highlighted in the first match played in France at the end of November, tonight Soli's team managed to impose its law without leaving any partials on the road, Suffering in some moments of the match (such as in the final of the first and second partial) but basically never giving the impression of being able to hand over the reins of the game to the guests who, after five consecutive victories in Ligue A, had to give way, further distancing themselves from the Italian Champions, now first with two victories and six points ahead of the first pursuers after four rounds of play.
The elongation at the top was mainly signed by Alessandro Michieletto, lethal at the net with 58% in attack, six blocks, and an ace for a total of 22 points (out of the 57 active points scored by Trento during the evening). The match's mvp was well assisted by Podrascanin and Rychlicki, with the former making his voice heard mainly at the block (4) and the latter at the serve (4 winning serves).

Below is the scoreboard of the match in the fourth round of Pool B of the 2024 CEV Champions League, played this evening at the ilT quotidiano Arena in Trento.

Trentino Itas-Tours Vb 3-0
(27-25, 25-22, 25-18)
TRENTINO ITAS: Podrascanin 7, Sbertoli, Lavia 7, Kozamernik 7, Rychlicki 14, Michieletto 22, Laurenzano (L); Pace (L), N.e. Nelli, D'Heer, Cavuto, Berger, Magalini, Acquarone. Coach. Fabio Soli.
TOURS VB: Dos Santos 6, Coric 1, Mendez 9, Parkinson 9, Drame Neto 20, Pothron 4, Ramon (L); Faganas, Prevert 1, Gabin. N.e. Tammearu, Klajmon. Coach. Marcelo Fronckowiac.
REFEREE: Ivanov of Sofia (Bulgaria) and Luts of Brussels (Belgium)
SET LENGTH: 31', 28', 25'; tot 1h 24'.
NOTES: 2,093 spectators, takings 15,375 euro. Trentino Itas: 12 blocks, 7 aces, 10 serve errors, 3 action errors, 45% in attack, 57% (34%) in reception. Tours Vb: 3 blocks, 1 ace, 12 serve errors, 8 action errors, 46% attack, 43% (34%) reception. Mvp Michieletto.

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