An overwhelming and at times spectacular quarter-final of the Italian Cup left WithU Verona the satisfaction of having given a great team response, but then the disappointment for missing a historic qualification to the Final Four made its way. Over two hours of play, in which coach Stoytchev’s boys fought for every ball, as demonstrated by the score in the second set, which ended 33-31 in favor of the hosts. The match against Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza highlighted a good understanding between the departments, but above all a rediscovered team spirit, which made it possible to play point by point for a large part of the match.
Analyzing the numbers, the gialloblù troop offered a good performance in the receiving phase, reaching the end of the five sets with 52% positivity in this fundamental match. All five players engaged in opposing serves finished above 50%, especially free Marco Gaggini (55%) and hammer Rok Mozic (54%). Noumory Keita also made a clear improvement, who made only two errors out of the 37 balls he received. In attack, Maksim Sapozhkov stood out, capable of establishing himself as the best scorer of the match thanks to his 28 points (56% positive), 4 of which by blocking the forwards from Piacenza in the net. Two blocks each also for Cortesia, Mosca and Mozic, the latter protagonist with a total of 21 balls grounded.
