Giani’s men played a friendly game in late afternoon against a Piacenza team that won it in five sets. Le Roux and Zlatanov scored 20 points each, while Gasparini had 15 and Gonzalez chipped in 11 for Verona. In the tie-break, Bellei found the winning block to take the set 16-14 and the game.
Copra Elior Piacenza-Calzedonia Verona: 3-2 (25-21, 18-25, 25-15, 25-21, 14-16)
Copra Elior Piacenza: Marra 1, Le Roux 20, Partenio, Papi 2, Fei 5, Smerilli dnp, Kaliberda 12, Simon 12, Zlatanov 20, Husaj 5, Tencati, De Cecco 2. Coach. Monti.
Calzedonia Verona: Zingel 7, Blasi, Pesaresi (l), Coali, Gasparini 15, Benito 3, White 5, Boninfante dnp, Centomo (l), Bellei 8, Anzani 8, Gonzalez 11, Zanini. Coach. Giani.
