SERIE A1 TIM – 10th Round, 2nd Leg
BIRIBANTI AFTER THE 4000 POINTS IN SERIE A1, LASKO TOWARDS THE I 2000 WITH THE RALLY POINT SYSTEM
A working Easter saturday for the Serie A1 TIM championship playing the 10th round of the 2nd leg. Four rounds away from the end of the Regular Season the matches will be played in Cuneo, Corigliano, Milano, Macerata e Piacenza; on wednesday Modena and Perugia will complete the round which has already had the early match last tuesday between Trento and Roma (3-0)
Prestigious achievements are very close for Francesco Biribanti of Famigliulo Corigliano and Michal Lasko of Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo. The diagonal player is steps away from 4000 points scored in his career. He has 3996 so far between Regual Season and play offs in the 12 A1 seasons he played with 281 matches.
Since the introduction of the Rally Point System 1990 are the points conquered by Michal Lasko who could get to 2000 from the year 2001 to now.
But it is not over yet, because the diagonal player from Wroclaw (POL) needs one block only to achieve 200 in his amazing career in Serie A between the championship and the Italian Cup.
This week end Alberto Cisolla of Sisley Treviso could achieve the 200 blocks in the championship too, now on 198.
PROGRAMME AND REFEREES OF THE WEEK END
PLAYED LAST TUESDAY
Itas Diatec TRENTINO – M. ROMA Volley 3-0 (25-22; 25-23; 25-18)
Sat Mar 22nd, 16.00
Lube Banca Marche MACERATA – Prisma TARANTO (Diretta SKY Sport 2)
Sobrero – Padoan
Sat Mar 22nd, 18.00
Copra Nordmeccanica PIACENZA – Sisley TREVISO
Pessolano – Mastrodonato
Sparkling MILANO – Antonveneta PADOVA
Cesare – Perri
Famigliulo CORIGLIANO – Acqua Paradiso Gabeca MONTICHIARI
Cipolla – Castagna
Bre Banca Lannutti CUNEO – Andreoli LATINA
Caltabiano – Barbero
MWed MAr 26th, 20.30
Cimone MODENA – RPA-LuigiBacchi.it PERUGIA
Caldarola – Ippoliti
SERIE A1 TIM STANDINGS
Itas Diatec TRENTINO* 55; Bre Banca Lannutti CUNEO 49; M. ROMA Volley* 45; Lube Banca Marche MACERATA, Sisley TREVISO 41; Copra Nordmeccanica PIACENZA 40; Acqua Paradiso Gabeca MONTICHIARI, Cimone MODENA 29; Sparkling MILANO 27; RPA-LuigiBacchi.it PERUGIA 24; Antonveneta PADOVA 23; Prisma TARANTO 22; Famigliulo CORIGLIANO 21; Andreoli LATINA 19.
*one extra match
SERIE A2 TIM – 10th ROUND, 2ND LEG
STARTING TOMORROW WITH SPOLETO – CASTELLANA GROTTE
Monini Marconi Spoleto – Materdomini Volley.it Castellana Grotte will open the programme of the Serie A2 TIM 10th round (2nd leg) tomorrow at 20.30. That will be the early match of the round which will be completed with another 3 matches on saturday, 2 on sunday and another 2 on monday.
At Spoleto PalaRota the challenge will be between the 2 teams thirsty for points against demotion. 7 matches played between them in the past, 6 won by Castellana Grotte and only one by Spoleto, almost 13 years ago. Their only victory goes back ti the 30th of march 1995 (3-2).
PROGRAMME AND REFEREES OF THE WEEK END
Fri MAr 21st, 20.30
Monini Marconi SPOLETO – Materdomini Volley.it CASTELLANA GROTTE
Puecher – Astengo
Sat Mar 22nd, 18.00
Premier Hotels CREMA – Tiscali CAGLIARI
Zingoni – Bellini
Esse-ti Carilo LORETO – Framasil Cucine PINETO
Simbari – Andreoni
Fiorese SpA BASSANO – SP TTTLines CATANIA
Montanari – Puletti
Sun Mar 23rd, 18.00
Marmi Lanza VERONA – Olio Pignatelli ISERNIA
Piluso – Amati
Tonno Callipo VIBO VALENTIA – Mare&Volley FORLÌ
Tanasi – Cappello
Mon Mar 24th, 20.30
Stilcasa Salento d’amare TAVIANO – Codyeco S.CROCE
Gentile – Vagni
Top Team MANTOVA – Divani&Divani AVELLINO
Zanussi – Carrara
STANDINGS
Marmi Lanza VERONA 52; Tonno Callipo VIBO VALENTIA 51; Esse-ti Carilo LORETO, SP TTTLines CATANIA 44; Mare&Volley FORLÌ 42; Stilcasa Salento d’amare TAVIANO 41; Premier Hotels CREMA, 40; Codyeco S. CROCE, Olio Pignatelli ISERNIA 39; Fiorese SpA BASSANO 36; Monini Marconi SPOLETO 34; Materdomini Volley.it CASTELLANA GROTTE 33; Divani&Divani AVELLINO 23; Framasil Cucine PINETO 21; Tiscali CAGLIARI 19; Top Team MANTOVA 18.
EUROPEAN CUPS SPECIAL
CEV CUP – FINAL FOUR
ROMA AFTER THEIR FIRST TROPHY
Everything is ready in Rome where between sunday and monday the CEV Cup’s final will be played.
Tomorrow the event will be presented with a press conference, first official event which will open the two days of eurovolley.
The start will be on sunday at 18:00 with the first semifinal on schedule. On court the home team, M. Roma Volley against Russia Fakel Novy Urengoi, last year’s winners of the Top Teams Cup, now called CEV Cup.
At 21.00 the other semifinal with Montenegro Budva against Belgium Noliko Maaseik.
On monday the two finals: 3rd and 4th place at 16.00, 1st and 2nd place at 20.45.
The whole event will be brodcasted on SKY Sport 2.
SEMIFINALS
Sun Mar 23rd, 18.00
Fakel Novy Urengoi (RUS) – M. Roma Volley (Live on SKY SPORT 2)
21.00
Budvanska Rivijera Budva (MNE) – Noliko Maaseik (BEL) (Live on SKY SPORT 2)
Mon Mar 24th 16.00
FINAL 3rd/4th PLACE (Live on SKY SPORT 2)
20.45
FINAL 1st/2nd PLACE (Live on SKY SPORT 2)
CHALLENGE CUP – FINAL FOUR
THE TROPHY AWARDED ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
Pallavolo Modena has already landed in Poland where on saturday and sunday will play in the Challenge Cup’s Final Four. Without Ricardo, injured, and te new purchase Smuc, unusable in Europe, the team will be led by Fabio Soli once again. Good news for Andrea Giani for the recovery of brasilian middle blocker Sidao, back after the well known physical problems.
13 players have left Modena, including young Davis Krumins and Matteo Bertoli.
THe first match played by Pallavolo Modena is on saturday at 18.00 against the home team Asseco Resovia SSA Rzeszow, which will follow the first one on schedule at 15.00 between Lokomotiv Izumrud Ekaterinburg and Stade Poitevin Poitiers.
On sunday the two finals: at 15.00 for the 3rd and 4th place and at 18.00 for the final winner.
SEMIFINALS
Sat Mar 22nd, 15.00
Lokomotiv Izumrud Ekaterinburg (RUS) – Stade Poitevin Poitiers (FRA)
18.00
Pallavolo Modena – Asseco Resovia SSA Rzeszow (POL)
Sun Mar 23rd, 15.00
FINAL 3rd PLACE
18.00
FINAL 1st PLACE
INDESIT EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – FINAL FOUR
Lodz (POL) – 29/30 MARCH
Sat Mar 29th – SEMIFINALS
15.15
Dinamo Trattansgaz Kazan (RUS) – PGE SKRA Belchatow (POL)
18.15
Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza – Sisley Treviso
Sun Mar 30th – FINALs
11.30
FINAL 3rd/4th PLACE
14.30
FINAL 1st/2nd PLACE
All the Indesit Champions League’s Final Four matches will be broadcasted on SKY Sport.
