Casalecchio di Reno (Bologna), 25 January 2025

Bologna, Soli after the Semifinal: "We were so close to winning in the tie-break"

"We were so close to winning in the tie-break, but Cucine Lube did an excellent job of turning the result around when they were down by two points," explained Itas Trentino coach Fabio Soli at the end of the match. "Porya's aces broke the fifth set, in a game where we were protagonists until the end and managed to recover after losing the third set decisively. I am proud of the reaction we showed in the fourth period, because in the past, in such a condition, we weren't able to come back in this manner. We knew that our opponents were in great form, and we didn't always manage to stay in the match due to difficulties in attack when we had to play in predictable situations."
The European Champions will return to Trento tonight and will start preparing for their next commitment from Monday afternoon, scheduled in five days (Thursday, January 30) at 8:30 PM at the ilT quotidiano Arena in Trento against the Romanian team CSM Corona Brasov for the second leg of the 2025 CEV Cup Play Offs.

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