SuperLega UnipolSai
All three points for Perugia
SuperLega UnipolSai round 21
Sir Safety Perugia – Copra Piacenza 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-20)
SIR SAFETY PERUGIA – COPRA PIACENZA 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-20)
SIR SAFETY PERUGIA: Buti 4, Fromm 10, De Cecco 3, Giovi (L), Barone 2, Tzioumakas, Beretta 6, Vujevic 7, Atanasijevic 15, Sunder. DNP Paolucci, Fanuli, Maruotti. Coach. Grbic.
COPRA PIACENZA: Alletti 11, Marra (L), Poey 7, Papi 2, Ter Horst 2, Da Silva Pedreira Junior (L), Massari 3, Zlatanov 3, Ostapenko 1, Tencati 5, Kohut 5, Rodrigues Tavares 2. DNP Meoni. Coach. Radici.
A quality Perugia team had the better of a Piacenza squad far from its best. In a packed PalaEvangelisti arena, the hosts swept it and momentarily moved up to fourth place in the table. This will also be a confidence booster ahead of the Champions League playoffs 6 first leg against Belchatow. As for Piacenza, this is their 8th consecutive loss, which means they remain stuck six points away from the playoffs zone. Perugia was solid at the net (Buti had 3 blocks), Giovi was everywhere in dig, they were effective in the middle with From and Atanasijevic doing the job on high balls. And on his 42th birthday, captain Vujevic was as brilliant an interpreter of the game as ever and was named MVP.
Nikola Grbic (coach Sir Safety Perugia): “We had a solid game, which was helped by a poor performance from our opponents. This win was not only important for the three points but also for the Champions League coming up on Wednesday”.
Andrea Radici (coach Copra Piacenza): “We made a huge step back tonight in the level of play. It’s true we’ve been going through a negative patch, but we just couldn’t keep up with Perugia. There’s not much positive to take from this performance, it’s better to leave it behind and focus on the future”.
League table
Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino 49, Parmareggio Modena 48, Cucine Lube Banca Marche Treia 43, Sir Safety Perugia 39, Calzedonia Verona 38, Top Volley Latina 31, Exprivia Neldiritto Molfetta 27, CMC Ravenna 25, Copra Piacenza 19, Vero Volley Monza 15, Tonazzo Padova 12, Altotevere Città di Castello-Sansepolcro 10, Revivre Milano 7.
1 game in hand: Parmareggio Modena, Cucine Lube Banca Marche Treia, Vero Volley Monza, Altotevere Città di Castello-Sansepolcro, Revivre Milano
SuperLega and Serie A2
Fixtures
SuperLega UnipolSai round 21
Sunday March 1 at 4.30pm
Cucine Lube Banca Marche Treia – Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino Live on RAI Sport 1
Live streaming on www.raisport.rai.it
(Cesare-Bartolini)
Sunday March 1 at 6pm
Parmareggio Modena – CMC Ravenna Live on Lega Volley Channel
(Pasquali-La Micela)
Vero Volley Monza – Altotevere Città di Castello-Sansepolcro Live on Lega Volley Channel
(Cappello-Gnani)
Tonazzo Padova – Calzedonia Verona Live on Lega Volley Channel
(Vagni-Santi)
Top Volley Latina – Revivre Milano Live on Lega Volley Channel
(Cipolla-Sampaolo)
Rested: Exprivia Neldiritto Molfetta
Serie A2 UnipolSai round 19
Sunday March 1 at 6pm
Sieco Service Ortona – B-Chem Potenza Picena
(Florian-Bellini)
Materdominivolley.it Castellana Grotte – Globo Banca Pop. Frusinate Sora Differed on RAI Sport 1 (Tuesday March 3 at 8.45pm)
(Turtù-Frapiccini)
Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia – Aurispa Alessano
(Paravano-Scarfò)
Maury’s Italiana Assicurazioni Tuscania – Centrale McDonald’s Brescia
(Feriozzi-Rossetti)
Domar Matera – Conad Reggio Emilia
(Somansino-Merli)
Cassa Rurale Cantù – Caffè Aiello Corigliano
(Fretta-Lot)
