Calzedonia Verona will host the leader of the standings Cucine Lube Civitanova at Agsm Forum, in a great showdown of the League, a clash between two powerhouses of the tournament. Nikola Grbic extended his contract with Verona for three more seasons, so everything seems to be set for a bright future, in Verona. In the first game of the season, in Civitanova, Calzedonia lost clearly 3-0. On the other hand Lube is in a great shape, fresh Del Monte Italian Cup winners, still undefeated in 2017, coming from a road Champions League win in Czech Republic versus Dukla Liberec, Civitanova will face in Verona three former players, Luigi Randazzo, Andrea Giovi and Michele Baranowicz.
PREVIOUS MATCHES: 28 (4 Verona, 24 Civitanova)
FORMER PLAYERS: Michele Baranowicz Civitanova 2013-2015, Andrea Giovi Civitanova 2008-2009, Luigi Randazzo Civitanova 2008-2011, 2011-2013 and 2016-2017, Jiri Kovar Verona 2009-2010, Nicola Pesaresi Verona 2012-2016.
RECORDS:
In Regular Season: Mitar Djuric – 26 punti ai 1000, Aidan Zingel – 4 muri vincenti ai 300 (Calzedonia Verona); Klemen Cebulj – 3 attacchi vincenti ai 1000 (Cucine Lube Civitanova).
In Championship: Simone Anzani – 1 block to 400, Mitar Djuric – 6 attacks to 1000, Stefano Mengozzi – 1 block to 400 (Calzedonia Verona); Osmany Juantorena – 28 attacks to 2000 (Cucine Lube Civitanova).
In Championship and Italian Cup: Enrico Cester – 11 attacks to 1000, Jiri Kovar – 15 attascks to 1000 (Cucine Lube Civitanova).
Thomas Frigo (Calzedonia Verona): “Will be very important game. Despite the standings, we are two powerhouses, we can play with them. We have to fight, we have to be confident, to be serene and focused”.
Denys Kaliberda (Cucine Lube Civitanova): “We’ll play in Verona after the long trip in Champions League, and we’ll face a team who’s not playing in Europe, who is able to prepare the game for all the week. We are used to play every three days, this is toplevel volleyball, we are used to play at this level. Will be a tough game, will not be easy versus a team in great shape”.
