GIANLORENZO BLENGINI (coach): “It’s a Scudetto final, so we have to be able to live the game better when difficulties arise. Some of these problems are objective, first of all the one concerning reception, but we can and must do better. We certainly don’t want to stop there.”
ENRICO DIAMANTINI: “My biggest regret is the fact that we gave up, which had never happened in the past. It is true that we have had to deal with various problems, including those of a physical nature, but we have to try anyway. With Zaytsev out we lost that balance on the pitch that accompanied us in these Play Offs, but we are a team with great skills, we can and we must do it anyway. Head to Race 4 to bring the series back to par again”.
GABI GARCIA: “In times of difficulty we have to continue playing as we know how, rather than giving up as happened today. It’s a Scudetto Final, so we have to play to the max in every single moment. On Friday in Race 4, in front of our fans, we will have to face Trento with a totally different mentality”.
The scoreboard
Itas Trentino – Cucine Lube Civitanova 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-16)
Itas Trentino: Sbertoli 1, Lavia 4, D’Heer 5, Kaziyski 18, Michieletto 15, Podrascanin 10, Nelli 0, Laurenzano (L), Dzavoronok 4. N.E. Pace, Cavuto, Berger, Lisinac, Depalma. All. Lorenzetti.
Cucine Lube Civitanova: De Cecco 0, Yant Herrera 9, Anzani 4, Zaytsev 0, Nikolov 7, Chinenyeze 3, Garcia Fernandez 9, Balaso (L), D’Amico, Bottolo 4, Diamantini 1. N.E. Ambrose (L), Gotthard, Subtle. Herds Blengini.
REFEREES: Simbari (MI) and Goitre (TO)
PARTIALS: 25-17 (23′), 25-20 (32′), 25-16 (24′). Total: 1h 19′.
NOTES: Civitanova: 12 missed hits, 8 aces, 9 blocks, 56% attack, 63% reception (28% perfect). Trento: 12 missed hits, 0 aces, 2 blocks, 42% attack, 21% reception (5% perfect). Spectators: 4,000. MVP: Kaziyski
