Sir Safety Conad Perugia will face this Semifinal Game 2 in trouble, without American spiker Aaron Russell, injured at the ankle. No broken bones for Russell, but new exams and controls will needed. President Gino Sirci and coach Lorenzo Bernardi called the fans at PalaEvangelisti and motivated the team for this key Game 2 of the semifinals. In Game 1 Perugia lost 1-3 after winning the first set, and fighting until the end. Diatec Trentino is in front in the series after the 3-1 win on the home turf at PalaTrento in Game 1, and will try to push Perugia to a no tomorrow game on the home turf, by winning Game 2 in Perugia. Obviously will not be easy, versus the team of former important players as Andrea Bari, Emanuele Birarelli and Dore Della Lunga. Angelo Lorenzetti’s team played a friendly match during the week in Verona at Agsm Forum versus Calzedonia.
Azimut Modena is stronger after the contract extension for Earvin Ngapeth, who signed a contract until 2020, and after earned the access to Champions League PlayOff 6, by defeating 3-1 polish Asseco Resovia. Now Lorenzo Tubertini’s team is once again focused on Unipolsai Superleague playoffs, looking to Semifinal Game 2 on the home turf versus Lube, after the suffered tie break loss last sunday at Eurosuole Forum in Civitanova. On the other hand Cucine Lube Civitanova is determined to take the 2-0 lead in the series, setting the chance to close the series next sunday on the home turf. Wednesday Lube clinched the Champions League PayOff 6 spot, with the tie break loss on the home turf versus PGE Skra Belchatov. Now another challenge between these two teams, with Lube still favourite for the final win, but at the same time needing to be careful despite the power of Cucinieri, because defending Champ Azimut Modena is still strong and ready to fight.
Semifinal Game 2
Saturday 25th march 2017, – 18.00
Sir Safety Conad Perugia – Diatec Trentino live on RAI Sport + HD
(Pasquali-Bartolini)
Third referee: Puecher
Video Check: Colucci
Live streaming on www.raisport.rai.it
Sunday 26th march 2017, ore 18.00
Azimut Modena – Cucine Lube Civitanova live on RAI Sport + HD
Live streaming on www.raisport.rai.it
(Cipolla-Tanasi)
Third referee: Simbari
Video Check: Pelucchini
Semifinals Game 3
Sunday 9th april 2017, – 18.00
Cucine Lube Civitanova – Azimut Modena
Diatec Trentino – Sir Safety Conad Perugia
One game on RAI Sport + HD, the other live on Lega Volley Channel
Semifinals Game 4
Wednesday 19th april 2017, – 20.30
Azimut Modena – Cucine Lube Civitanova
Sir Safety Conad Perugia – Diatec Trentino
One game on RAI Sport + HD, the other live on Lega Volley Channel
Semifinals Game 5
Saturday 22nd april 2017, – 20.30
Cucine Lube Civitanova – Azimut Modena
Diatec Trentino – Sir Safety Conad Perugia
One game on RAI Sport + HD, the other live on Lega Volley Channel
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1a Cucine Lube Civitanova 2 |
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3-0 3-0 |
1a Cucine Lube Civitanova 1 |
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8a Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia 0 |
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3-2 |
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4a Azimut Modena 2 |
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1-3 3-0 3-1 |
4a Azimut Modena 0 |
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5a Calzedonia Verona 1 |
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Italian Champ 2016/17 |
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2a Diatec Trentino 2 |
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3-0 3-0 |
2a Diatec Trentino 1 |
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7a Gi Group Monza 0 |
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3-1 |
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3a Sir Safety Conad Perugia 2 |
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3-0 3-0 |
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6a LPR Piacenza 0 |
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Sir Safety Conad Perugia – Diatec Trentino
(0-1)
Previous matches: 16 (4 Perugia, 12 Trento)
Championship: 2 – 2 Regular Season 1 win apiece (3-1 Trento and 3-0 Perugia).
Play Off: 4 (1 Perugia, 3 Trento).
Former Players: Andrea Bari Trento 2005-2013, Emanuele Birarelli Trento 2007-2015, Dore Della Lunga Trento 2005-2009 2010-2012.
RECORDS
Championship: Emanuele Birarelli – 8 attacks to 1500, Simone Buti – 3 points to 2000 e – 2 aces to 100, Ivan Zaytsev – 4 aces to 300 (Sir Safety Conad Perugia); Filippo Lanza – 3 blocks to 100, Daniele Mazzone – 4 aces to 100, Sebastian Solé – 8 points to 1000, Tine Urnaut – 7 points to 2000 (Diatec Trentino).
Championship and Italian Cup: Dore Della Lunga – 4 blocks to 100 (Sir Safety Conad Perugia).
Play Off: Aleksandar Atanasijevic – 7 points to 700 (Sir Safety Conad Perugia).
Andrea Bari (Sir Safety Conad Perugia): “In Game 1 we had some chances to win the match, but now this is the past, and we have to focus on next Game 2. We want to remain in the series tying at 1-1, stretching the series and taking our chances. We will have to give everything on the court, I’m not talking about tactic or technic, we have to involve all our enthusiastic fans”.
Tine Urnaut (Diatec Trentino): “Game 1 win doesn’t matter. this series will be a long series, on tomorrow we will see what will happens. In this week we worked alot to improve our level of play, because we know that our actual level couldn’t be enough for a road win. In fact in last games at PAlaEvangelisti we always suffered”.
Azimut Modena – Cucine Lube Civitanova
(0-1)
Previous matches: 75 (37 Modena, 38 Civitanova)
Championship: 2 – 2 times, 1 win apiece (3-2 Modena and 3-1 Civitanova).
Play Off: 18 (9 Modena, 9 Civitanova).
Former players: Dragan Travica Civitanova 2011-2013, Alberto Casadei Modena 2010-2011, 2012-2013 2014-2016.
RECORDS
Championship: Nemanja Petric – 5 blocks to 200 (Azimut Modena); Enrico Cester – 15 attacks to 1000 e – 4 aces to 100, Osmany Juantorena- 8 points to 2500, Tsvetan Sokolov – 12 attacks to 1500 (Cucine Lube Civitanova).
Championship and Italian Cup: Tsvetan Sokolov – 18 points to 2000 (Cucine Lube Civitanova).
Lorenzo Tubertini (Azimut Modena): “We are ready for the challenge, we knew we were facing a great team, but in Game 1 we showed we can compete. We are coming from an important result in Champions League, a result which let us play once again versus Civitanova also in Europe. We are ready we will have fun, and we will give our best on the court”.
Gianlorenzo Blengini (Cucine Lube Civitanova): “Will not be a problem to play many times versus Modena, in Superleague Playoffs, in Champions League, this is a very good thing, we are two italian teams. We are preparring Game 2 as usual, thinking only to this game, step by step, game by game”.
Play Off Challenge UnipolSai
Calzedonia Verona is coming from a win in a test match versus Diatec Trentino, and will back on court after the disappointing loss in quarterfinals Game 3 versus Azimut Modena, suffering a comeback from 1-0 in the series. In Playoff Challenge Quarterfinals Verona will face Biosì Indexa Sora, who eliminated in Eight Finals Kioene Padova at Game 3, trailing from 0-1 in the series. Biosì Indexa Sora will face two former players as middle blocker Simone Anzani and veteran setter Adriano Paolucci. After Eight Finals Game 12 loss in Padova, the club fired coach Bruno Bagnoli, and something happened in players’ mind, who reacted on the court winning Game 2 and Game 3 under new coach Maurizio Colucci. The access to Playoff Challenge Quarterfinals is an important goal reached by Sora, in their first season in Superleague.
Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia, eighth place finisher in Unipolsai Superleague Regular season, got eliminated by Cucine Lube Civitanova in Playoff Quarterfinals, and now in Playoff Challenge Quarterfinals will face Ravenna, former Waldo Kantor’s team, a team eliminated from playoffs by Tonno Callipo in last game in Ravenna, with an outstanding win for Vibo in Romagna. Bunge Ravenna, a team who has his Under 14 team in Boy League finals next 31st march in Cesenatico, will need a great game in Calabria to take home a win at PalaValentia, an arean where Ravenna won only one time in history, an emotional tie break win in 2013
LPR Piacenza is one of the favourite teams for the final win in Playoff Challenge. After the elimination in Cev Cup Quarterfinals by the hands of Diatec Trentino, in Playoff Challenge Quarterfinals Game 1 Alberto Giuliani’s team will face Daniele Bagnoli’s Top Volley Latina, who’s coming from a great comeback win in The Eighth Finals series versus Revivre Milano, after suffering a 1-3 loss in Game 1, Latina fought back and won Game 2 at PalaYamamay in Busto Arsizion, and Game 3 on the home turf at PalaBianchini. Now they will face Piacenza, a tough team to play against.
Gi Group Monza, eliminated by Diatec Trentino in Playoff Quarterfinals, after reaching for the first time in history the post season, now will face the Playopff Challenge. It has been a reat result anyway for Gi Group Monza, to reach the post season, and now they will need to go as deep as possible in PlayOff Challenge, trying to earn a Challenge Cup spot for an european campaign next season. Miguel Angel Falasca’s team will face Exprivia Molfetta, tenth place finisher in Superleague regular season. The team from Puglia won 9 of 14 matches versus Gi Group Monza, one win apiece in this season.
Play Off Challenge, Quarterfinals Game 1
Saturday 25th march 2017, – 20.30
Calzedonia Verona – Biosì Indexa Sora live on Lega Volley Channel
Sunday 26th march 2017, – 18.00
Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia –Bunge Ravenna live on Lega Volley Channel
LPR Piacenza – Top Volley Latina live on Lega Volley Channel
Gi Group Monza –Exprivia Molfetta live on Lega Volley Channel
Play Off Challenge, Quarterfinals Game 2
Sunday 2nd april 2017, – 18.00
Biosì Indexa Sora – Calzedonia Verona live on Lega Volley Channel
Bunge Ravenna – Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia live on Lega Volley Channel
Top Volley Latina – LPR Piacenza live on Lega Volley Channel
Exprivia Molfetta – Gi Group Monza live on Lega Volley Channel
Play Off Challenge, Quarterfinals Game 3
Saturday 8th april 2017, ore 20.30
Calzedonia Verona – Biosì Indexa Sora live on Lega Volley Channel
Sunday 9th april 2017, – 18.00
Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia –Bunge Ravenna live on Lega Volley Channel
LPR Piacenza – Top Volley Latina live on Lega Volley Channel
Gi Group Monza –Exprivia Molfetta live on Lega Volley Channel
Play Off Challenge, Quarterfinals Game 4
Thursday 13th april 2017, – 20.30
Biosì Indexa Sora – Calzedonia Verona live on Lega Volley Channel
Bunge Ravenna – Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia live on Lega Volley Channel
Top Volley Latina – LPR Piacenza live on Lega Volley Channel
Exprivia Molfetta – Gi Group Monza live on Lega Volley Channel
Play Off Challenge, Quarterfinals Game 5
Sunday 16th april 2017, – 18.00
Calzedonia Verona – Biosì Indexa Sora live on Lega Volley Channel
Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia –Bunge Ravenna live on Lega Volley Channel
LPR Piacenza – Top Volley Latina live on Lega Volley Channel
Gi Group Monza –Exprivia Molfetta live on Lega Volley Channel
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Kioene Padova 1 |
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3-0 2-3 0-3 |
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Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia |
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Bunge Ravenna |
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Challenge Cup 2018 |
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