Victory there was but oh boy how hard it’s been!. The Ortona men eventually had the better of Milan in a tie-break that went to 20. Ortona played to perfection from the start before letting Milan come back from 2-0 down to 2-2.

“It’s been great for me to win here – said Andrea Galliani – I am from here, so it was like playing at home. I think the best on court tonight was Nicolas Bruno. It’s been a tough game. With Bertoli and Valsecchi, they are a totally different team, without speaking of Bencz who was missing”.