Monza, 03 April 2024

Play Off Scudetto, Italian Champions score again in Monza! 3-1 in Vero Volley’s home

The Credem Banca 2024 Scudetto Play Off Semifinal series continues its course, once again in favour of Itas Trentino. Wednesday evening at the Opiquad Arena in Monza, the Italian Champion team repeated the success obtained in game 1, securing by 3-1 also the second act of the best-of-five series played in Mint Vero Volley’s home in front of more than 3,500 spectators.
A result that puts the yellow-blue team already 2-0 ahead, just one victory away from possible qualification for what would be the tenth Scudetto Final in the history of Trentino Volley. In order to earn three chances to close the series (the first one already on Sunday afternoon in Trento), the tricolour players showed even more determination, technique and agonism, necessary characteristics to approach the match in the best possible way, winning the first set with dominance, and then restarting with momentum after the second set, when Monza had managed to get the tie point. A great choral performance at the block (scoring fifteen times, with four players scoring three points apiece), the ability to make break points always in the central part of the third and fourth period with Lavia (12), Michieletto (17, MVP with 45% at the net, two blocks and two aces), and Rychlicki (16), and the incisiveness in all the fundamentals of Kozamernik (3 blocks, 3 aces and 100% in the first half) allowed the Italian champions to stretch more and more. The final 3-1 score, however, also came thanks to a very precise performance at the net: only one error out of 88 attacks made, with a final team score of 53%.

Below is the scoreboard of game 2 of the SuperLega Credem Banca 2024 Play Off Scudetto Semifinal played Wednesday night at the Opiquad Arena in Monza.

Mint Vero Volley Monza-Itas Trentino 1-3
(15-25, 25-21, 18-25, 18-25)
MINT VERO VOLLEY: Takahashi 13, Di Martino 7, Szwarc 13, Loeppky 19, Galassi 7, Kreling, Gaggini (L); Visic, Mujanovic. N.e. Comparoni, Morazzini e Beretta. Coach: Massimo Eccheli.
ITAS TRENTINO: Lavia 12, Kozamernik 10, Rychlicki 16, Michieletto 17, Podrascanin 9, Acquarone 3, Laurenzano (L); Nelli, Magalini. N.e. D’Heer, Cavuto, Pace, Berger, Magalini, Garcia. Coach: Fabio Soli.
REFEREES: Cappello from Sortino (Siracusa) and Puecher from Rubano (Padua).
SET LENGTH: 22’, 29’, 30’, 27’; tot: 1h and 48’.
NOTES: 3,517 spectators, revenue not disclosed. Mint Vero Volley: 4 blocks, 2 aces, 18 serve errors, 10 action errors, 45% attack, 54% (28%) reception. Itas Trentino: 15 blocks, 5 aces, 15 serve errors, 1 action error, 53% attack, 49% (24%) reception. MVP: Michieletto.

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