Roma – No problems for M. Roma Volley who beats Prisma Taranto 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-19).
Serniotti recovers Mastrangelo absent in Finland. So it is the starting six on court with Coscione, Miljkovic, Semenzato, Mastrangelo, Marshall, Savani and Henno libero. For Totire, Vissotto is back full time and he lines up Nuti, Idi, Castellano, Vulin, Rak and libero Latelli.
Roma starts strong in the first set taking a good advantage on Prisma who can only catch them up slightly. Ivan Miljkovic makes the difference again.
Less points difference in the second set at least at the beginning the Roma takes off. Totire puts Ardu oin to take advantage of his amazing service and it seem to work but it is just an illusion and the set ends 25-21.
The third set goes downhill for the home team too who get to 16-8, then the lack of concentration makes Serniotti call a time out (17-11). But there is too much difference. Totire tries to change the cards on the table with Shumov and Ardu but there is nothing to do. The third set ends 25-19.
Michele Totire ( Prisma Taranto, coach): «We played well in the first 2 sets but our mistakes serving and some wasted opportunities penalised us. I do not know what happened in the third set. I tried to make a few changes and with the enthusiasm of the ones who do not play much we maanged to score some points. However I am satisfied because we demonstrated to be a team made out of 12 players».
Manuel Coscione (M. Roma Volley): «The whole team played well, especially in the first set. In the second one we slowed down a bit. Anyway, Taranto was not the team we studied on clips today. On saturday we will play in the CEV Cup then against Treviso. Then we will have to demonstrate we are a different team from the one who lost in the Super Cup».
