Results
Itas Diatec Trentino – Esse-ti Carilo Loreto 3-1 (26-24, 19-25, 25-19, 25-21)
RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia – Aran Cucine Abruzzo Pineto 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-20)
ITAS DIATEC TRENTINO – ESSE-TI CARILO LORETO 3-1 (26-24, 19-25, 25-19, 25-21) –
ITAS DIATEC TRENTINO: Kaziyski 9, Birarelli 9, Portuondo Juantorena 14, Zygadlo, Vieira De Oliveira 1, Vissotto Neves 16, Sala 9, Sokolov 10, Herpe, Bari (L). DNP Gallosti, Fedrizzi, Corsini. Coach. Stoytchev.
ESSE-TI CARILO LORETO: De Angelo Freitas 8, Marra (L), Diachkov 1, Dolfo 14, Van Dijk 18, Tereshin, Visentin 2, Paoli 10, Cester 1, Shumov 11. DNP Marzola, Vigilante. Coach. Moretti.
Following its splendid win in the Italian Cup, Trentino keeps it going in the league with a difficult victory over Loreto. The first two sets were unconvincing for Trento: it just snatched the first and clearly lost the second. Then, Stoytchev’s boys found their concentration and their game, and took the three points. Leo Vissotto, crucial in the third and fourth set, was named MVP as he scored 17 points (65% in attack).
Radostin Stoytchev (Itas Diatec Trentino): “We haven’t played a great game but this is an important result anyway. We made the difference on the serve more than any other area of the game. The team was not at its best, one reason is that we worked with intensity with the weights this week”.
Luca Moretti (Esse-ti Carilo Loreto): “Let’s focus on the next game now, because what’s left of this one is just one set won in the gym of a very strong team. There is a big difference between them and us, even if we thought we could get a point after the first two sets”.
RPA-LUIGIBACCHI.IT PERUGIA – ARAN CUCINE ABRUZZO PINETO 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-20) –
RPA-LUIGIBACCHI.IT PERUGIA: Hubner 7, Savani 16, Bucaioni, Cernic 9, Nemec, Sintini, Pippi (L), Stokr 21, Bovolenta 4. DNP Botti, Ogurcak, Lo Bianco, Fanuli. Coach. Di Pinto.
ARAN CUCINE ABRUZZO PINETO: Ravellino 8, Perez Moreno 5, Lampariello 8, Henrique 1, Di Franco 7, Perazzolo 13, Armeti (L). DNP Roberts, Centorame, Modica, Sborgia. Coach. Fant.
Jan Stokr was the MVP in Perugia’s straight set win over Pineto. The guests lasted just one set, then Perugia cruised to victory.
Roberto Fant (Aran Cucine Abruzzo Pineto): “The team hasn’t got any ambition in this league. We are working in the gym trying to keep a good atmosphere to finish the season well. It’s difficult to train because various players have gone. This is a very difficult situation”.
Vincenzo Di Pinto (RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia): “I knew we would win. The boys have controlled the game without trying toh umiliate the opponent. On Wednesday in the Challenge Cup, I had already noticed the improvement of the team. We have to keep working this way, that’s what we’ll do this week to prepare the next game against Loreto”.
League table
Itas Diatec Trentino 56, Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 48, CoprAtlantide Piacenza 45, Sisley Treviso 43, Trenkwalder Modena 40, Lube Banca Marche Macerata 39, Acqua Paradiso Monza 37, Marmi Lanza Verona 32, Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia, RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 26, Prisma Taranto 23, Andreoli Latina 19, Yoga Forlì 17, Esse-ti Carilo Loreto 14, Aran Cucine Abruzzo Pineto 6.
1 Game in hand: Trenkwalder Modena, Lube Banca Marche Macerata, Yoga Forlì; 1 game more: Itas Diatec Trentino, Esse-ti Carilo Loreto
