Cisterna di Latina (Latina), 29 September 2024
European Champions score immediately in the SuperLega 2024/25: Cisterna defeated 3-1
The 2024/25 SuperLega Credem Banca regular season begins with a valuable away victory for Itas Trentino. This evening, the European Champions marked their season debut in the Italian championship by defeating Cisterna di Latina in four sets; a result that immediately propels them to the top of the standings and provides the right amount of enthusiasm at the start of what will be a difficult and highly competitive tournament.
Pre-match concerns about a challenging encounter proved to be well-founded; in the first three sets, as had happened eleven months earlier in a similar match, the Pontine team put up a tough fight, making the former Soli’s team suffer, losing contact in the first set after leading 20-18, before finding the right path to secure the final 3-1. Down 0-1, Itas Trentino had to necessarily raise the quality of their side-out phase, improved their attack percentages (ultimately the key factor across the net with a total of 56%), and managed to outpace Cisterna in both the second and third periods thanks to the consistency of Lavia (16 points with 52%), Michieletto (18 with 59%), and Flavio, who scored an exceptional 13 out of 14 in the first tempo. At 2-1, the local team’s energy quickly waned, and the European Champions took advantage to win the set hands down, securing the entire stake. A haul that the Club from Via del Brennero had not achieved in Lazio for almost four years (since November 1, 2020, also 3-1).
Below is the score sheet from the match of the first day of the SuperLega Credem Banca 2024/25 regular season played this evening at the Palazzetto dello Sport in Cisterna di Latina.
Cisterna Volley-Itas Trentino 1-3
(25-22, 23-25, 25-27, 16-25)
CISTERNA VOLLEY: Diamantini 4, Faure 21, Ramon 15, Nedeljkovic 7, Baranowicz 1, Bayram 15, Pace (L); Rivas, Fanizza. N.e. Tarumi, Tosti, Czerwinski, Mazzone. All. Guillermo Falasca.
ITAS TRENTINO: Lavia 16, Kozamernik 5, Gabi Garcia 13, Michieletto 18, Flavio 14, Sbertoli 1, Laurenzano (L); Acquarone. N.e. Bristot, Pesaresi, Pellacani, Magalini, Boschini e Bartha. Coach Fabio Soli.
REFEREES: Caretti from Guidonia (Rome) and Zavater from Rome.
SET DURATION: 28’, 31’, 38’, 26’; total 2h and 3’.
NOTES: 2,623 spectators, revenue not reported. Cisterna Volley: 5 blocks, 1 ace, 20 service errors, 9 attack errors, 51% attack efficiency, 58% (32%) reception efficiency.
Itas Trentino: 3 blocks, 2 aces, 20 service errors, 5 attack errors, 56% attack efficiency, 54% (29%) reception efficiency. MVP: Sbertoli.
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