Coming back from Trentino empty handed was not exactly unexpected, but Padova still showed character by staying close during almost two sets in spite of being without Gonzalez and Simeonov.

“I think we did a decent job in the last game – said Luka Suljagic – We were present both mentally and physically. Trentino is a top class team and without two starters like Javier and Ventceslav, nobody would have thought we could have fought like that”.