Trento to host Perugia in Semifinal Game 3

2 millions of views for Diatec Trentino Official YT Channel and fourth sold out in the season for Cev Cup finalist, ready to face Sir Safety Perugia in key Unipolsai Superleague Playoff Semifinal Game 3 at PalaTrento. Will be a tough battle in Trento versus Perugia, who will count on more than 400 fans who will arrive in Trentino to support their beloved team. Sira Safety Conad Perugia, who secured the Champions League Final Four spot as hosting team next 29th and 30th april at PalaLottomatica in Roma, facing in the semifinal the winner of the series between Azimut Modena and Cucine Lube Civitanova, will play in Trento without injured american hammer Aaron Russell, under surgery in the ankle this week. Perugia will need a road win to come back to PalaEvangelisti in front in the series. In case of loss Perugia will face Trento on the home turf trying to force the series to Game 5.

Cucine Lube Civitanova will play at Eurosuole Forum looking for a key win in Unipolsai Superleague Playoff Semifinal Game 3 versus Azimut Modena, a win who can give to Gianlorenzo Blengini’s team the lead in the series with the chance to close the series in Game 4. Lube won with authority last wednesday at PalaPanini in champions League PlayOff 6 Game 1, showing great strength and great shape, despite the loss in Game 2 of Superleague Semifinal Game 2 in Modena. Azimut will try to give their best in Civitanova, will be tough for Lorenzo Tubertini’s team to grab a win at Eurosuole Forum, where Lube is still undefeated. Modena will try to make a great game, trying to be perfect in every aspect of the game.

Play Off Scudetto, Semifinals Game 3

Sunday 9th april 2017, – 18.00

Diatec Trentino – Sir Safety Conad Perugia live RAI Sport + HD

Live streaming on www.raisport.rai.it

(Cesare-Simbari)

Third referee: Zavater

Video Check: Giglio

Cucine Lube Civitanova – Azimut Modena live on Lega Volley Channel

(Santi-Saltalippi F.)

Third referee: Vagni

Video Check: Ercolani

Play Off Scudetto, Semifinals Game 4

Wednesday 19th april 2017, – 20.30

Azimut Modena – Cucine Lube Civitanova

Sir Safety Conad Perugia – Diatec Trentino

One match on RAI Sport + HD, the other live on Lega Volley Channel

Play Off Scudetto, Semifinals Game 5

Saturday 22nd april 2017, -20.30

Cucine Lube Civitanova – Azimut Modena

Diatec Trentino – Sir Safety Conad Perugia

One match on RAI Sport + HD, the other live on Lega Volley Channel

Play Off Scudetto, Final Game 1

Tuesday 25th april 2017, – 18.00

Finalist (best RS) – Finalist (worst RS) Live RAI Sport + HD

Play Off Scudetto, Final Game 2

Thursday 4th may 2017, – 20.30

Finalist (worst RS) – Finalist (best RS) Live RAI Sport + HD

Play Off Scudetto, Final Game 3

Sunday 7th may 2017, – 16.30

Finalist (best RS) – Finalist (worst RS) Live RAI 3

Play Off Scudetto, Final Game 4

Wednesday 10th may 2017, – 20.30

Finalist (worst RS) – Finalist (best RS) Live RAI Sport + HD

Play Off Scudetto, Final Game 5

Saturday 13th may 2017, – 16.30

Finalist (best RS) – Finalist (worst RS) Live RAI 3

Diatec Trentino – Sir Safety Conad Perugia

(1-1)

Previous matches: 17 (12 Trento, 5 Perugia)

Championship: 2 – 2 Regular Season 1 win apiece (3-1 Trento and 3-0 Perugia).

Play Off: 5 (3 Trento, 2 Perugia).

Former Players: Andrea Bari Trento 2005-2013, Emanuele Birarelli Trento 2007-2015, Dore Della Lunga Trento 2005-2009 2010-2012.

RECORDS

Championship: Filippo Lanza – 3 blocks to 100, Daniele Mazzone – 3 aces to 100, Jan Stokr – 23 points to 4000 (Diatec Trentino); Emanuele Birarelli – 6 attacks to 1500, Simone Buti – 2 aces to 100, Ivan Zaytsev – 4 aces to 300 (Sir Safety Conad Perugia).

In Championship and Italian Cup: Daniele Mazzone – 1 game to 200 (Diatec Trentino); Dore Della Lunga – 4 blocks to 100 (Sir Safety Conad Perugia).

Massimo Colaci (Diatec Trentino): “The home court advantage could be very important, but it’s not the most important thing in a tough series like this. We want the final, and to do this we have to play good volleyball, doesn’t matter if we play at PalaTrento or PalaEvangelisti. For sure on sunday we’ll have a little advantage playing in front of our fans, but we cannot think the game will be easier for us. Will win the most decisive and consistent team”.

Simone Buti (Sir Safety Conad Perugia): “Finally we come back on court! We are ready to play this fundamental Game 3. In these 15 days we recovered physically and mentally, working with quality in practice. We’ll be in PalaTrento aiming for the win, we need a road win but we know will be very tough. We know our opponents, they are strong and solid, great in sideout. We are confident, we know we could go over there and grab the win, we’ll be supported as usual by our fantastic fans”.

Cucine Lube Civitanova – Azimut Modena

(1-1)

Previous matches: 77 (39 Civitanova, 38 Modena)

In this season: 3 – 2 Regular Season 1 win apiece (3-2 Modena and 3-1 Civitanova), 1 Champions League (0-3 PlayOffs 6 Civitanova).

Play Off: 19 (9 Civitanova, 10 Modena).

Former Players: Alberto Casadei Modena 2010-2011, 2012-2013 2014-2016, Dragan Travica Civitanova 2011-2013.

RECORDS

Championship: Enrico Cester – 12 attacks to 1000 – 4 aces to 100 (Cucine Lube Civitanova); Nemanja Petric – 4 blocks to 200 (Azimut Modena).

Championship and Italian Cup: Jiri Kovar – 4 aces to 100, 2016/2017 Tsvetan Sokolov – 28 attacks to 500 (Cucine Lube Civitanova); Earvin Ngapeth – 24 points to 2500 (Azimut Modena).

Dragan Stankovic (Cucine Lube Civitanova): “To play the right way sunday’s game, we have to forget wednesday’s win in Modena. This will not be Champions League, will be Superleague, a decisive game which will break the balance in the series. We are playing well, we played some good volleyball last wednesday in Modena. Infront of our fans we want to give our best versus a team who will fight until the end”.

Francesco Petrella (Assistant Coach Azimut Modena): “We are coming from a loss, but now we will start from a tie, in this Playoff series. In last Superleague game we earned a win, we will have to re start from this point. Last wednesday we lost a gae but we lost four key points, the real turning points of those game, which put the balance of the game by Lube’s side. We have to work on details, those are the most important things, details make the difference. We’ll look forward to our targets for next game”.