Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia – Halkbank Ankara (TUR) 2-3 (26-28, 25-14, 25-15, 18-25, 12-15) – SIR SICOMA MONINI PERUGIA: Ben Tara 23, Cianciotta, Colaci (L), Giannelli 3, Herrera Jaime, Ishikawa 19, Loser 9, Russo 3, Semeniuk 19, Solé, Piccinelli. Non entrati Plotnytskyi, Candellaro, Zoppellari. All. Lorenzetti Angelo. HALKBANK ANKARA (TUR): Cicekoglu, Bidak 5, Ivgen (L), Matic 9, Lagumdzija, Done (L), Leal Hidalgo 12, Uzunkol, Kooy 16, Ma’a 2, Dilmenler 1, Sotola 18, Unver. Non entrati Aslan. All. Kolakovic. ARBITRI: Robles Garcia, Maroszek. NOTE – durata set: 31′, 24′, 23′, 30′, 19′; tot: 127′. Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia: Battute sbagliate 21, Vincenti 5. Halkbank Ankara (TUR): Battute sbagliate 19, Vincenti 7.
Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia also falls in the Champions League and, in the last match of the Group Phase, loses in a tie-break against Halkbank Ankara, Allianz Milano’s next opponent in the Play Off phase. The Block Devils, already qualified for the quarter-finals of Final, they lose the first set with advantages and then make up for it in the second and third sets quite clearly.
Mint Vero Volley Monza – Helios Grizzlys Giesen (GER) 3-1 (23-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-22) – MINT VERO VOLLEY MONZA: Averill 10, Beretta 2, Di Martino 7, Frascio 14, Gaggini (L), Kreling 2, Lee 1, Mancini, Marttila 10, Rohrs 17, Szwarc 5. Non entrati Juantorena, Picchio. All. Eccheli Massimo. HELIOS GRIZZLYS GIESEN (GER): Sinfronio 13, Klimm, Ahyi 14, Baxpohller 5, Rura 8, Breilin (L), Hatch 1, Roling 3, Ahr, Gunthor 12, Champlin 16. All. Stein. ARBITRI: Cambre, Popovic. NOTE – durata set: 25′, 28′, 29′, 31′; tot: 113′. Mint Vero Volley Monza: Battute sbagliate 17, Vincenti 1. Helios Grizzlys Giesen (GER): Battute sbagliate 17, Vincenti 4.
Diego Frascio, young opposite of Monza, awarded MVP of the match between the Brianza and Giesen
Key success for Mint Vero Volley Monza who, in front of the friendly public of the Opiquad Arena, got the better of the Germans from Giesen: a victory, that of Massimo Eccheli’s team, which guarantees the Brianza team first place in Pool B and the consequent qualification heading to the Champions League Quarter Finals, where Cachopa and his teammates will face Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia in a national ‘derby’, in what is to all intents and purposes a revival of the last Final Scudetto 2023/24. The 3-1 home win won by Monza bears the signature of several protagonists, one above all the young Frascio, author of 14 points against Giesen and named MVP of the match.
Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie (POL) – Allianz Milano 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-19) – ALURON CMC WARTA ZAWIERCIE (POL): Kwolek 11, Russell 14, Perry (L), Gladyr 3, Tavares Rodrigues 1, Bieniek 8, Butryn 18. Non entrati Zniszczol, Gregorowicz, Nowosielski, Markiewicz, Rajsner, Narsrimastanabad, Ensing, Laba. All. Winiarski. ALLIANZ MILANO: Barotto, Caneschi 4, Catania (L), Gardini 6, Kaziyski 5, Larizza 3, Louati 5, Otsuka Tatsunori, Porro 2, Reggers 10, Schnitzer 3, Staforini (L). Non entrati Piano, Zonta. All. Piazza Roberto. ARBITRI: Tillmann, Kovalchuk. NOTE – durata set: 30′, 26′, 24′; tot: 80′. Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie (POL): Battute sbagliate 19, Vincenti 9. Allianz Milano: Battute sbagliate 15, Vincenti 4.
A snapshot of the match between Zawiercie and Milan, which rewarded the Poles
Defeat in three sets for Allianz Milano who, at the home of Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie who, in the last match of the Group Phase, failed to overtake the Polish team in Pool C, with the Milanese team finishing in second place place, thus qualifying for the phase called Play Off. The best scorer for Roberto Piazza’s team is Ferre Reggers, who finished with 10 points scored in the three partial matches played.
CEV Champions League – Play Offs
Date previste: 12 e 26 febbraio 2025
Halkbank Ankara (TUR) – Allianz Milano
Saint-Nazaire VB Atlantique (FRA) – Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE)
SVG Luneburg (GER) – Berlin Recycling Volleys (GER)
CEV Champions League – Quarter Finals
Date previste: 12 e 19 marzo 2025
Mint Vero Volley Monza – Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia
