It’s been an extraordinary night for Di Pietro’s Bassano’s team. The fans witnessed one of the most thrilling games of the season in the playout game 2 against Mantova. This tie-break victory after having trailed 2-1 means it will all go down to the last game, to be played next Sunday. Many fans are expected to make the trip to Mantova to help Bassano stay up. Mantova remains the favourite, both in terms of quality and court advantage, but Bassano proved it was not dead and buried yet.
BASSANO VOLLEY – CANADIENS MANTOVA 3-2 (25-18, 22-25, 19-25, 25-17, 15-11)
BASSANO VOLLEY: Paterniani 14, Calderan 5, Parusso 7, Guarise 12, Pink 15, Volpato 1, Tamburo 15, Bonetti 0, Pianese 0, Lollato (L), Frigo dnp, Nazarov dnp. Coach. Di Pietro
CANADIENS MANTOVA: Jacobsen 5, Antonov ne, Miraglia 25, Leonardi 6, Benito 15, Barbareschi 10, Tognazzoni (L), Sbrolla 0, Frosini 1, Rossi 8, Botto 1, Cavalieri dnp. Coach. Totire.