SERIE A1 TIM
THE DEFEREMENT TONIGHT BUT BACK ON COURT ON THURSDAY
All in seven days. The Serie A1 TIM will give its verdicts from now to sunday the 6th of April.
After the 11th round deferement taking place tonight between RPA-LuigiBacchi.it and Antonveneta Padova, on thursday we are back for the Regular Season’s penultimate round.
Important challenges for the hot parts of the standings, still to be decided. On sunday the regular season will end and from the 9th of april the play offs will start.
RESULTS
SERIE A1 TIM – 11th ROUND 2nd LEG
Sisley Treviso – Prisma Taranto 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-19)
Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza – Itas Diatec Trentino 3-2 (25-23, 23-25, 25-16, 23-25, 15-13)
Andreoli Latina – Lube Banca Marche Macerata 0-3(16-25; 20-25; 22-25)
Cimone Modena – Famigliulo Corigliano 3-1 (25-22; 20-25; 25-19; 25-21)
Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari – Sparkling Milano 2-3 (25-17; 25-21; 23-25; 24-26; 12-15)
M. Roma Volley – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 0-3 (16-25; 13-25; 15-25)
Tonight, 20.30
RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia – Antonveneta Padova (Live on SKY Sport 2)
Castagna – Cipolla
NEXT ROUND
THU APR 3RD, 20.30
Prisma Taranto – Andreoli Latina (Live on Sky Sport 2)
Saltalippi – Cinti
Itas Diatec Trentino – Sisley Treviso
Ravallese – Finocchiaro
Lube Banca Marche Macerata – M. Roma Volley
Menghini – Vagni
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – Cimone Modena
Cerquoni – Balboni
Sparkling Milano – RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia
Satanassi – Gnani
Antonveneta Padova – Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari
La Micela – Boris
Famigliulo Corigliano – Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza
Perri – Cesare
STANDINGS
Itas Diatec Trentino 56; Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 55; Lube Banca Marche Macerata 47; Sisley Treviso 46; M. Roma Volley 45; Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza 43; Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari 33; Sparkling Milano, Cimone Modena 32; RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia* 27; Antonveneta Padova* 23; Prisma Taranto 22; Famigliulo Corigliano 21; Andreoli Latina 19
* una partita in meno
SERIE A2 TIM
THE WEEK END REPORT
Nothing changes in Serie A2 TIM. Still one points between Marmi Lanza Verona and Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia, second, who boh got the jackpot last night against Divani&Divani Avellino and Materdomini Volley.it Castellana Grotte.
Behind them SP TTTLines Catania who take over Esse-ti Carilo Loreto in the standings, beaten by the sicilians themselves. With the same amount of points is Stilcasa Salento d’amare Taviano who easily beats Tiscali in Cagliari.
Still hoping for safety are Top Team Mantova and Framasil Cucine Pineto. Surprise match by Moantova beating Codyeco Santa Croce 0-3. A slightly different result for Pineto, 3-1 against Premier Hotels Crema, still worth 3 points.
After 4 consecutive defeats, Olio Pugnatelli Isernia goes forward leaving their direct play offs competitors 3 points behind. Defeated is Monini Marconi Spoleto, on 35 points with Castellana Grotte.
Good for Mare&Volley Forli too, winning 3-0 against Fiorese SpA Bassano who do not change their chances to get to the play off area even though an eye is still kept on the lower parts of the standings.
Best scorer of the round is Daniele Desiderio, SP TTTLines Catania’s spiker, with 26 points.
RESULTS
Tiscali Cagliari – Stilcasa Salento d’amare Taviano 1-3 (21-25; 25-21; 22-25; 20-25)
Olio Pignatelli Isernia – Monini Marconi Spoleto 3-1 (22-25; 25-22; 25-16; 25-22)
Framasil Cucine Pineto – Premier Hotels Crema 3-1 (25-20; 25-27; 25-20; 25-20)
Divani&Divani Avellino – Marmi Lanza Verona 1-3 (27-25; 20-25; 14-25; 18-25)
SP TTTLines Catania – Esse-ti Carilo Loreto 3-0 (25-22; 25-23; 28-26)
Mare&Volley Forlì – Fiorese SpA Bassano 3-0 (25-20; 25-23; 25-22)
Codyeco S.Croce – Top Team Mantova 0-3 (20-25; 18-25; 18-25)
Materdomini Volley.it Castellana Grotte – Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia 0-3 (18-25; 21-25; 20-25)
STANDINGS
Marmi Lanza Verona 58; Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia 57; Sp TTTlines Catania, Stilcasa Salento d’amare Taviano 47; Esse-ti Carilo Loreto 46; Mare&Volley Forlì 45; Premier Hotels Crema 43; Olio Pignatelli Isernia 42; Codyeco S. Croce, Fiorese SpA Bassano 39; Materdomini Volley.it Castellana Grotte, Monini Marconi Spoleto 35; Framasil Cucine Pineto 25; Top Team Mantova 24; Divani&Divani Avellino 23; Tiscali Cagliari 19.
SERIE A2 TIM
CAZZANIGA – MORO: TOP SCORER CHALLENGE
Premier Hotels Crema’s diagonal player’s two consecutive absences due to an injury have brought Stefano Moro, SPTTTLine Catania’s diagonal player’s chances back for the title of Serie A2 TIM championship’s top scorer.
the players are only 2 points away. Cazzaniga is still ahead on 550, 2 more than his collegue who played 3 extra matches, 26 against 23.
the championship’s final rush, on the top of having both teams in the play offs, will be final to announce the winner of this special competition.
In third place is still Gabriel Chocholak from Stilcasa Salento d’amare Taviano with 499 points.
REFEREES MENGHINI AND CESARE AT THE OLYMPICS IN BEIJIN
FIVB has made official the referees taking part in the volleyball and beach volley tournaments at the Olympic Games in Beijin 2008. Two well known Italian names are amongst them, Massimo Menghini (for the volleyball tournament) and Stefano Cesare (for the beach volley tournament), who refereed the women’s final in Athens 2004.
