Some said it was like a final as the loser would have had to accept the fact that it would not take part in the playoffs in 2009. Unfortunately, it is Castellana Grotte who finished on the losing end, as Roma seemed a much better team with Hernandez, more organised, confident and efficient in attack.

“Very tense and hard-fought game – said coach Lattari – We failed to play with the consistency we had last Sunday. Our mistakes on the serve cost us dear because we lost confidence in the other areas of the game too. With Hernandez, Roma can really become a difficult team to face for anyone”.

MATERDOMINI VOLLEY.IT CASTELLANA GROTTE – M. ROMA VOLLEY 1-3 (25-21, 19-25, 20-25, 23-25)

MATERDOMINI VOLLEY.IT CASTELLANA GROTTE: Trimarchi (L), Corvetta, Barbone, Benedetto (L), Peda 12, Rosso 16, Quarti, Moro 17, Kmet 8, Creus Larry 9, Zonno, Argilagos 6. Coach. Lattari Radames.

M. ROMA VOLLEY: Zaytsev 11, Tofoli 1, Lo Re 12, Tabanelli (L), Morelli, Giretto, Elia 10, Spairani 13, Hernandez 16, Oro 1. Dnp Segnalini, Rossi. Coach. Piacentini Ermanno.