Trento, 31 March 2024

Play Off Scudetto, Itas Trentino is immediately ahead in the Semifinal series vs Monza

Easter gifts an auspicious and convincing home victory over Monza to Itas Trentino. Sunday evening at the ilT quotidiano Arena, the Italian Champion team inaugurated the Credem Banca 2024 Scudetto Play Off Semifinal series with a 3-0 victory, immediately scoring the winning point. In front of almost 3,300 spectators, who will be able to return to the via Fersina arena in two more of the four remaining games, the hosts confirmed their home law over Mint Vero Volley, defeated for the 18th time in as many matches played in Trento.
The loud and warm support of their fans, and the excellent technical and physical condition developed in the ten days since the previous match, ensured that Soli's team was ready and pumped for the appointment. The epilogue of the first set was also the discriminating factor in the performance of the following sets; Monza managed to build a promising lead (19-22) that was, however, cancelled out by the hosts right at the decisive moment thanks to their serve (24-24 and then 27-25 with two aces by Lavia). It was precisely this fundamental that set the pace in the following sets (nine direct points against just eleven errors), with four players scoring at least two points (Kozamernik, Michieletto, Rychlicki and Lavia). The three high ball attackers had a sumptuous performance, also adding great effectiveness at the net (especially the Calabrian and the Luxembourger, scoring 15 and 17 times respectively) and with the block (4 blocks out of the seventeen personal points for Michieletto, who was judged MVP in the end). Deprived of Maar (out at the last minute due to a contusion to the face suffered the night before), Monza tried to respond until the end, especially with Loeppky (20), and the substitute Mujianovic (9); however, the effort produced was never enough to reopen the contest and take it at least to the fourth set.

Below is the scoreboard of game 1 of the SuperLega Credem Banca 2024 Play Off Scudetto Semifinal played Sunday at the ilT quotidiano Arena.

Itas Trentino-Mint Vero Volley Monza 3-0
(27-25, 25-20, 25-22)
ITAS TRENTINO: Lavia 15, Kozamernik 5, Rychlicki 17, Michieletto 17, Podrascanin 5, Acquarone 1, Laurenzano (L); Nelli, Pace. N.e. D’Heer, Cavuto, Berger, Magalini, Garcia. Coach: Fabio Soli.
MINT VERO VOLLEY: Kreling 1, Takahashi 9, Di Martino 3, Szwarc 3, Loeppky 20, Galassi 4, Gaggini (L); Visic, Mujanovic 9, Beretta 2. N.e. Comparoni, Morazzini. Coach: Massimo Eccheli.
REFEREES: Cerra from Bologna and Zanussi from Treviso.
SET LENGTH: 31’, 29’, 29’; tot: 1h and 29’.
NOTES: 3,229 spectators, total revenue: 39,938 euros. Itas Trentino: 9 blocks, 9 aces, 11 serve errors, 3 action errors, 54% in attack, 59% (32%) in reception. Mint Vero Volley: 7 blocks, 1 ace, 13 serve errors, 4 action errors, 51% in attack, 31% (12%) in reception. MVP: Michieletto.

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