TIM CUP A1
Cuneo wins and joins Macerata in Final
SISLEY TREVISO – BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO 2-3 (16-25, 25-19, 17-25, 25-19, 13-15)
SISLEY TREVISO: Bortolozzo Matteo, Dolfo, Fei 23, Papi 5, Farina (L), Kohut 10, Saitta, Antonov, Endres 11, Cisolla 14, Garcia 6. DNP Daldello. Coach. Dall’Olio Francesco.
BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO: Wijsmans 21, Gonzalez 4, Fortunato 10, Vergnaghi (L), Nikolov 18, Nuti, Curti 5, Abbadi 9, Biribanti, Pieri (L), Platenik. DNP Ariaudo, Rossi. Coach. Prandi Silvano.
Cuneo had the better of Treviso and made it to the final of the A1 Cup, in which they will fight it out against Macerata, earlier winner of Piacenza. The final will akso be in the PalaFiera gym in Forli, starting at 6pm.
Javier Gonzalez (Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo): “It’s been a very important win, against a great team that did everything ti could to make it difficult for us. In the end, we snatched it and tomorrow we’ll give everything we’ve good in our bodies on this single game against Macerata. It will be a special game, a one of a kind”.
Samuele Papi (Sisley Treviso): “We did well to bounce back after a first set that went wrong. Then, we put our heads up and played face to face against a team that won it in the end on a couple of plays. It’s a shame to go out this way”.
TIM CUP A1 Final Four – Results
Lube Banca Marche Macerata – Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza 3-1 (21-25; 25-19; 25-21; 25-22)
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – Sisley Treviso 3-2 (25-16; 19-25; 25-17; 19-25; 15-13)
Sunday 1 February at 6.30pm
Lube Banca Marche Macerata – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo