Trento, 02 March 2025

Playoffs: in the quarterfinals new Challenge with Cisterna, as in the Coppa Italia

With the completion of the final round of the regular season, the official and final bracket for the 2025 SuperLega Credem Banca Scudetto Playoff quarterfinals is now confirmed:
•    (1^) Itas Trentino – Cisterna Volley (8^)
•    (4^) Rana Verona – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza (5^)
•    (2^) Sir Safety Susa Perugia – Valsa Group Modena (7^)
•    (3^) Cucine Lube Civitanova – Allianz Milano (6^)

The tentative dates for the matches that Itas Trentino will play in the 2025 Scudetto Playoff Quarterfinals are as follows:
•    Game 1: Saturday, March 8, at 20:30 (at ilT quotidiano Arena)
•    Game 2: Sunday, March 16, at 18:00 (in Cisterna di Latina)
•    Game 3: Sunday, March 23, at 17:00 (at ilT quotidiano Arena)
•    Possible Game 4: Wednesday, March 26, at 20:30 (in Cisterna di Latina)
•    Possible Game 5: Sunday, March 30, at 17:00 (at ilT quotidiano Arena)

The quarterfinal in the upper part of the SuperLega Credem Banca Scudetto Playoff 2025 bracket will feature, for the first time in history, a match between Trentino Volley and Cisterna. This confrontation occurred in only one previous instance, in the 2012 edition when the Pontine club referred to the city of Latina, and the series was a best-of-three Semifinal (Trento won 2-0).
During this season, the two clubs faced each other in the quarterfinals (single match) of the Italian Cup, with Itas Trentino winning 3-1. With 50 official matches already played, Cisterna is the fifth-most faced opponent in official matches in Trentino Volley’s men’s history, after Civitanova (103), Modena (89), Piacenza (77), and Perugia (57).

Here’s the statistical breakdown for Trentino Volley in matches already played against Cisterna Volley:
•    Official matches played: 50 (25 at Trento, 25 away)
•    Wins: 40 (22 at Trento, 18 away); 20 wins 3-0, 14 wins 3-1, 6 wins 3-2
•    Losses: 10 (3 at Trento, 7 away); 1 loss 0-3, 6 losses 1-3, 3 losses 2-3
•    Sets: 132 won and 58 lost

Playoff Record in the Scudetto: 2 Matches Season 2011/12:
•    Semifinals:
o    Game 1 – April 12, 2012: Itas Diatec Trentino-Andreoli Latina 3-0 (28-26, 25-20, 25-21)
o    Game 2 – April 15, 2012: Andreoli Latina-Itas Diatec Trentino 0-3 (26-28, 13-25, 23-25)

In the Current Season:
•    September 29, 2024, SuperLega regular season (at Cisterna di Latina): Cisterna Volley-Itas Trentino 1-3 (25-22, 23-25, 25-27, 16-25)
•    December 29, 2024, Coppa Italia quarterfinals (at ilT quotidiano Arena): Itas Trentino-Cisterna Volley 3-1 (25-23, 25-19, 22-25, 25-15)
•    February 19, 2025, SuperLega regular season (at ilT quotidiano Arena): Itas Trentino-Cisterna Volley 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-19)

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