Piacenza will have to wait further before obtaining its ticket to the next stage of Champions League. Indeed, the Italians surrendered at the tie-break against Kazan in Russia. Marshall’s 31 points were not enough for Lorenzetti’s team, which will have the opportunity to make up for this loss on the 15th of January, when it travels to Apeldoorn, Netherland.
ZENIT KAZAN – COPRA NORD MECCANICA PIACENZA 3-2 (16-25, 26-24, 25-23, 19-25, 15-13)
ZENIT KAZAN : Bovduy 1, Korneev 10, Ball 2, Bogomolov 11, Zaytsev, Stanley 4, Ermakov, Cheremishin 19, Abrosimov 10, Babichev (L), Shpilev 12. DNP Apalikov. Coach. Alekno V..
COPRA NORD MECCANICA PIACENZA: Meoni 3, Rak 15, Boninfante 1, Bjelica 15, Zingaro, Pereira Bravo 17, Marshall 31, Dunnes 5, Durante (L), Grassano 3, Insalata 1. Coach. Lorenzetti A..
