SERIE A1 TIM – 12th ROUND, 2nd LEG
TOMORROW THE PENULTIMATE ACT OF THE REGULAR SEASON
All in 72 hours. Tomorrow at 20.30, in 7 Serie A1 TIM grounds, the penultimate appointment of the season will be played before leaving space to the play offs.
They will be important matches, that in some cases could even become decisive. It is what could happen with the Taranto match where Prisma and Andreoli Latina will decide a lot about their future.
Latina’s defeat could mean the automatic demotion in Serie A2 TIM. Surely Gulinelli’s men, far from PalaBianchini, have collected the most important results. Barbareschi will reach the 200 presences in Serie A, which he wll not want to do with demotion in mind. On the other side of the net, Vissotto, great ex of the match, will try and lead his men to the safety they hope and look for in Taranto.
A delicate match for Famigliulo Corigliano too who will host Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza, coming from an unlucky Europena experience with the defeat in the final in the Indesit Champions League. For Corigliano safety is one point away, now in Taranto’s hands, but it will not be decided until the very end.
Home appointment for Antonveneta Padova too, still after those points which would gurarantee them the automatic safety, conditioned by their opponents’ results too. At PalaNET, Acqua Paradiso Montichiari will play with an eye on PalaLido in Milan where the Sparkling – RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia challenge could mean something a bit more concrete for their qulifying to the play offs.
Mr Pinto’s arrival on Perugia’s bench has brought serenity and especially points in the standings, 11 in 5 matches. Running after the same post is Cimone Modena who will have to play in Cuneo against Bre Banca Lannutti, still going for 1st place.
Lasko is looking at reaching 3000 points in Serie A; he is currently on 2.994, collected wearing Treviso, Verona, Vibo Valentia and Cuneo’s shirts.
Wjismans will seek ace number 300 in the Italian championship, 2 to go. Andrea Giani will try and lead his team to the first 8 of the championship after the 3 points victory against Corigliano in the last round, result missing since the 22nd of december 2007. In the first leg Modena and Cuneo gave plenty of emotions lasting 2 hours and 16 minutes in a PalaPanini packed with 5.198 people.
56 the matches played between the two teams with 32 victories for Modena and 24 for Cuneo.
From a teams going for first place to another, Trento, unwilling to leave the top. Itas Diatec will defend the leadership at home against a Sisley Treviso ready to fight for third place. A special match for Nikola Grbic who will reach 400 matches in Serie A1, between the championship and the Italian Cup, of which 262 won with 2.035 points scored. An important goal, achieved after the experiences with Montichiari, Cuneo, Treviso, Milano, Piacenza and Trento. He will be one of the ex’s of the match, just like Stefan Hubner who will go back to Trento for the first time after leaving Trento.
Certainly accessing the play offs are Lube Banca Marche Macerata and M. Roma Volley, still after points to place themselves in the best position possible. The romans are coming from 5 consecutive defeats, 4 of which for 3-0 all lost in March. A month which, excluding the victory in the CEV Cup, have taken Serniotti’s men to the mess of the middle of the standings. It will be the match of the ex’s, now all wearing the green&black shirt. Above all comes Miljkovic, gone to Rome last season after 7 years with Lube, a period full of important successes like the victory in the Champions League and the championship; this will be his first come back to Fontescodella. Ex’s are also Gigi Mastrangelo, in Macerata during the 2002 and 2005 seasons and Marco Molteni, who needs 3 winning attacks to reach 2000 in the regular season.
All the matches will be broadcasted on streaming on www.legavolley.it, starting from 20.20 with live news from the Serie A1 TIM grounds.
NEXT ROUND
Thu Apr 3rd, 20.30
Prisma Taranto – Andreoli Latina (Live on Sky Sport Extra)
Saltalippi – Cinti
Itas Diatec Trentino – Sisley Treviso
Ravallese – Finocchiaro
Lube Banca Marche Macerata – M. Roma Volley
Menghini – Vagni
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – Cimone Modena
Cerquoni – Balboni
Sparkling Milano – RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia
Satanassi – Gnani
Antonveneta Padova – Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari
La Micela – Boris
Famigliulo Corigliano – Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza
Perri – Cesare
STANDINGS
Itas Diatec Trentino 56; Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 55; Lube Banca Marche Macerata 47; Sisley Treviso 46; M. Roma Volley 45; Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza 43; Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari 33; Sparkling Milano, Cimone Modena 32; RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 30; Antonveneta Padova 23; Prisma Taranto 22; Famigliulo Corigliano 21; Andreoli Latina 19
VOLLEY ON TV AND RADIO
Thu Apr 3rd
LIVE ON SKY SPORT EXTRA
Prisma Taranto – Andreoli Latina from 20.15
Commentary by Stefano Locatelli and Andrea Zorzi, Luisa Gamberini on court
“VOLLEY TIME WEB RADIO”
The midweek appointment with the live straming broadcasting on the volleyball league’s site to follow minute by minute the Serie A TIM matches with the Web Radio. Starting from 20.20, all the emotions live with broadcasting from the main grounds of Taranto, Trento, Macerata, Cuneo, Milano, Padova and Corigliano.
To listen to “Volley Time Web Radio” just go on www.legavolley.fm; you will also be able to access the service on www.legavolley.it with an automatic pop up window.
BROADCASTING ABROAD
ESPN BRASIL – on friday the 11th of april at 16.00 (L.T.) will broadcast the Prisma Taranto – Andreoli Latina match.
SERIE A2 TIM – 12th ROUND, 2nd LEG
WEEK END PROGRAMME AND REFEREES
Sun Apr 6th, 18.00
Tiscali Cagliari – Materdomini Volley.it Castellana Grotte
Prandi – Gelati
Esse-ti Carilo Loreto – Top Team Mantova
Bellini – Zingoni
Stilcasa Salento d’amare Taviano – Olio Pignatelli Isernia
Trevisan – Rusalen
Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia – Divani&Divani Avellino
Parlato – Cassarino
Codyeco S.Croce – Framasil Cucine Pineto
Bertoletti – Prati
Monini Marconi Spoleto – Mare&Volley Forlì
Fiore – Guerra
Premier Hotels Crema – SP TTTLines Catania
Orpianesi – Perdisci
Sun Apr 6th, ore 20.30
Fiorese SpA Bassano – Marmi Lanza Verona (Live on SNAI Sat ch 220 SKY)
Bartoloni – Frapiccini
STANDINGS
Marmi Lanza Verona 58; Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia 57; Sp TTTlines Catania, Stilcasa Salento d’amare Taviano 47; Esse-ti Carilo Loreto 46; Mare&Volley Forlì 45; Premier Hotels Crema 43; Olio Pignatelli Isernia 42; Codyeco S. Croce, Fiorese SpA Bassano 39; Materdomini Volley.it Castellana Grotte, Monini Marconi Spoleto 35; Framasil Cucine Pineto 25; Top Team Mantova 24; Divani&Divani Avellino 23; Tiscali Cagliari 19.
