In spite of the fact the players obviously need time to find each other on court, Kovac’s men had the better of Ravenna away from home on a 3-1 score. The Serbian coach tried various tactical situations, while Zaytsev finished top scorer with 22 points. Excellent contribution from an effective Della Lunga and Podrascanin did well too with some sharp serves.

BUNGE RAVENNA – SIR SAFETY CONAD PERUGIA 1-3

Parziali: 22-25, 25-23, 18-25, 19-25

BUNGE RAVENNA: Spirito 2, Torres 8, Ricci 8, Kaminski 8, Lyneel 11, Grozdanov 13, Goi (libero), Raffaelli 2, Leoni, Calarco, Marchini (libero), Arienti. Coach. Soli.

SIR SAFETY CONAD PERUGIA: De Cecco 1, Zaytsev 22, Podrascanin 10, Birarelli 3, Russell 6, Della Lunga 13, Bari (libero), Chernokozhev 7, Buti, Mitic 1, Tosi (libero), Franceschini 1. Coach. Kovac.