Cuneo, Treviso and Macerata will compete in the next couple of days in Europe. While Trentino is already through to the last four as host of the Final Four, in the Champions League playoff 12 Cuneo faces a tough task at home against the Russians of Belgorod. However, the Italians will try to take advantage of the difficult time the Russians are going through as they lost four straight in their national league, standing in fifth position 11 points behind the leader Kazan.
In the Cev Cup, while Modena was knocked out at the quarter final stage, Italy will still have a representative left with Treviso, which comes down from the Champions League. It will meet the French side of Sete in Belluno.
In the Challenge Cup, Macerata, which easily went through the previous rounds, will take on the Russians of Surgut in the quarter-final. The first leg will be away. Captain Igor Omrcen will not travel as he had his back blocked in the warm up before the San Giustino game on Sunday. Van Walle will come in for him. This will be a tough trip for Berruto’s team, in the occidental Siberia, where temperature can reach minus 20 at this time of the year.
Schedule
Wednesday 2 February at 8.30pm
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo (ITA) – Lokomotiv Belgorod (RUS) Live on Sportitalia 2
(Jovanovic–Karampetsos)
CEV Cup
Andata Challenge Round
Wednesday 2 February at 8.30pm
In Belluno
Sisley Treviso (ITA) – Arago de Sete (FRA)
(Raptis-Gyurov)
2011 GM Capital Challenge Cup
Quarter final first leg
Wednesday 2 February at 3pm Italian time (7pm local time)
Gazprom-Ugra Surgut (RUS) – Lube Banca Marche Macerata (ITA)
(Kenneth-Batyuk)
Fixtures
2011 CEV Champions League
Ritorno Play Off 12
Wednesday 9 February at 4pm Italian time (6pm local time)
Lokomotiv Belgorod (RUS) – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo (ITA)
CEV Cup
Ritorno Challenge Round
Wednesday 9 February at 8pm
Arago de Sete (FRA) – Sisley Treviso (ITA)
2011 GM Capital Challenge Cup
Quarter final return leg
Wednesday 9 February at 8.30pm
Lube Banca Marche Macerata (ITA) – Gazprom-Ugra Surgut (RUS)
