Isernia had been exciting in its previous encounter, but the second outing proved totally different. It did not manage to get into the game in Avellino, making a lot of mistakes and going home with a severe 3-0 loss.

“We don’t want to use tiredness as an excuse –said Cuban middle blocker Maikel Cardona – On the contrary, I’d say that the negative performance is due to the fact we did not use our heads”.