The Champions League nights exalt the Italian champions who hit the pass to the quarter-finals of the most prestigious continental tournament for Clubs in advance. Cucine Lube Civitanova’s answer to the bad nights in the Italian Cup and championship arrives in Portugal with a victory for 3-0 (18-25, 19-25, 18-25) on the field of Sport Lisboa e Benfica in the 2nd round of return of Pool C. A success that definitively seals the primacy in the group, with the red and whites able to place the fifth affirmation in as many European matches.
GIANLORENZO BLENGINI (coach): “Tonight we set ourselves clear objectives in tackling this match. To be able to restart humbly after two consecutive setbacks, thus rebuilding our security. Then we wanted at all costs to win a useful victory to give us the certainty of supremacy in the group a day ahead of schedule. Both objectives have been achieved, so that’s good! Now let’s look at the next challenge.”
SPORT LISBOA AND BENFICA: Oliveira 1, Bernardo (L), Lopes, Wohlfahrtstatter 2, Westermann 2, Casas (L), Lucas Gaspar, Ventura Machado 7, Nikula 11, Santos 1, Da Silva Violas, Ryuma Oto Aleixo 8, Silva Puron ne, De Souza Falcao 6. All. Matz.
CUCINE LUBE CIVITANOVA: Garcia Fernandez 15, Sottile ne, D’amico (L), Balaso (L), Zaytsev ne, Chinenyeze 9, Nikolov 1, Diamantini ne, Gottardo, De Cecco 3, Anzani 8, Bottolo 11, Yant Herrera 14 Herd Blengini.
REFEREES: Jurkovic (CRO) and Akdemir (TUR)
PARTIALS: 18-25 (24′), 19-25 (24′), 18 -25 (22′). Total: 1h10′.
NOTES: Lisbon missed hits 13, ace 1, attack 46%, receiving 64% (43% perfect), winning blocks 7. Civitanova: missed hits 12, ace 7, attack 62%, receiving 61% (27% perfect), blocks winners 9. MVP: De Cecco.
