CALZEDONIA VERONA-GENERALI HACHING: 3-1 (28-26, 15-25, 25-21, 15-9) Calzedonia Verona: Zingel 11, Blasi, Pesaresi (l), Ter Horst 25, Coali dnp, Gasparini 7, Gabriele dnp, White 13, Boninfante 3, Centomo dnp, Bellei 17, Anzani 8, Gonzalez. Coach. Giani.

Generali Haching: Zhukouski 3, Jankowski, Sossenheimer, Tille (l), Bohme 11, Gommans 5, Schwarz 16, Hirsch, Shumov 5, Moreau 25, Strohbach 3, Marks 10, Sokolov 2. Coach. Paduretu.

Verona had the better of Hatching in a friendly game as the Italians prepared for Sunday’s league match against Ravenna. The latter had met the Germans too, but had been defeated 3-1.

“This friendly was useful to regain a bit of the confidence lost in recent outings – said outside hitter Giacomo Bellei – We needed to train at a certain level and today we can be satisfied, given that we also got a positive result. We are hungry for points and can’t wait to show what we’re capable of”.