The Serie A1 7th round will get started with Piacenza hosting Perugia on Saturday night, and it will live on Sky Sport. Vigor Bovolenta will return at the PalaBanca gym for the first time as opponent after 5 years spent with Piacenza.
On Sunday, the attention will turn to the PalaPanini gym, where Modena will host league leaders Trentino, who just made its Champions League debut, and the PalaFontescodella gym for the Macerata versus Cuneo gym. It will be important for them as well to recover from their European Cup effort. Treviso also played in midweek and has only three days of rest before Sunday’s clash against Vibo Valentia. Finally, Montichiari host Pineto, while Forli travels to Martina Franca. The Monday night game will put face to face Verona and Padova.
SERIE A1 TIM 7th ROUND
Saturday 8 November at 6.30pm
Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza – RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia DIRETTA SKY SPORT 2
(Barbero – Boris)
Sunday 9 November at 6pm
Trenkwalder Modena – Itas Diatec Trentino
(Cinti – Perri)
Stamplast Martina Franca – Yoga Forli
(Pessolano – Mastrodonato)
Sisley Treviso – Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia
(Ippoliti – Caldarola)
Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari – Framasil Pineto
(Lavorenti – Giani)
Sunday 9 November at 6.30
Lube Banca Marche Macerata – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo LIVE ON SKY SPORT 2
(Gnani – Pol)
Monday 10 November at 8.30pm
Marmi Lanza Verona – Antonveneta Padova LIVE ON SKY SPORT 2
(Cipolla – Castagna)
SERIE A1 TIM TABLE
Itas Diatec Trentino 16; Lube Banca Marche Macerata 14; Sisley Treviso 13; Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo, Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari, Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza, RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 12; Stamplast Martina Franca 9; Marmi Lanza Verona, Framasil Pineto 8; Trenkwalder Modena 6; Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia, Yoga Forli 2; Antonveneta Padova 0
COPRA NORDMECCANICA PIACENZA – RPA-LUIGIBACCHI.IT PERUGIA
Past encounters: 22 (12-10 Piacenza)
Last match: Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza – RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 3-0 (stagione 2007/2008, 1st round return games Regular Season).
Record breakers: Goran Vujevic is only 3 aces from the 300. Hristo Zlatanov will try to reach the 600 blocks, he’s only three away.
Vito Insalata (Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza): “The game against Perugia will be a very difficult one for us. They are proving they are a great team, playing good volleyball. We know that every game is important and that each one is a different story. Personally, I’m fine, I’m happy to be playing for such an ambitious team. I work hard during the week to be ready whenever the team needs me”.
Vigor Bovolenta (RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia): “It will be exciting to be back in Piacenza, I spent 5 fantastic years there, I have great memories and many friends, outside of volleyball too. But it will not only be important for me but also for the whole team, it will be a tough game but hopefully we’ll get some points. In the next few rounds, we’ll face sometough teams and we’ll see where we stand”.
SERIE A2 TIM 7th ROUND
CODYECO S. CROCE – FIORESE SPA BASSANO THE BIG MATCH
While Bologna will be on the road at Cavriago, the other two league leaders of the A2 will meet in the big game of this 7th round. Santa Croce and Bassano will fight it out at the PalaParenti maybe to become sole leader. There will also be important points at stake in the match up between Castellana Grotte and Loreto, separated only by three points in the table. After three consecutive losses, Roma will try to turn things around as it travels to Mantova. In the race to stay up, even though it is still early days, the Castelfidardo vs Città del Castello could be quite a tense one. Crema rested last weekend and will be back in action away at Catania. Finally, on Sunday night, Goia del Colle hosts Isernia as it will be broadcasted live on Snai Sat. It’s Latina’s turn to rest.
SERIE A2 TIM 7th ROUND
Sunday 7 November at 6pm
La Nef Castelfidardo – Gherardi Cartoedit Tratos Citt� di Castello
(Guerzoni – Bertolini)
Canadiens Mantova – M. Roma Volley
(Trevisan – Pozzato)
Codyeco S. Croce – Fiorese Spa Bassano
(Toso – Finocchiaro)
Edilesse Cavriago – Wayel Bologna
(Simbari – Andreoni)
Sp Catania – Samgas Crema
(Marchello – Tanasi)
Materdomini Volley.it Castellana Grotte – Esse-ti Carilo Loreto
(Longo – Gini)
Sunday 7 November at 8.30pm
Nava Gioia del Colle – Olio Pignatelli Isernia LIVE ON SNAI SAT
(Contini – Zanussi)
Exempt: Andreoli Latina
SERIE A2 TIM TABLE
Fiorese S.p.A. Bassano*, Codyeco Santa Croce, Wayel Bologna 15; Andreoli Latina 14; Esse-ti Carilo Loreto*, Olio Pignatelli Isernia 9; Samgas Crema* 8; Canadiens Mantova* 7; M. Roma Volley*, Materdomini Volley.it Castellana Grotte, Edilesse Cavriago, Nava Gioia del Colle 6; Gherardi Cartoedit Tratos Citt� di Castello*, Sp Catania 4; La Nef Castelfidardo 2.
*one game in hand
