After losing first two sets, the first 30-28 and the second 25-20, Sir Colussi Sicoma Perugia fought back in the best way possible to come back into the game versus Cucine Lube Civitanova, and won this incredible game in the first leg of Champions League 4th round.
It was a very passionate derby between these two teams protagonists in Italy and Europe, two of the best volleyball clubs in the world, who put on the floor a great volleyball showdown.
The best scorer of the game was Alexander Atanasijevic with 34 points, crucial and without mercy in putting on theground some pivotal points, always well served by Luciano De Cecco.
On the other hand the honour of the armies to Lube, who fought until the end to take home this win, but fell in the tie break 15-9.
Best scorer for Lube was Osmany Juantorena with 24 points.
The big show of the italian teams in Champions League is just getting started.
1st Leg (6/12/2017) – 2018 Men’s Champions League – Pool A
Sir Colussi Sicoma PERUGIA – Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA 3-2 (28-30, 20-25, 25-23, 25-19, 15-9) – Sir Colussi Sicoma PERUGIA: De cecco 5, Berger 3, Podrascanin 13, Atanasijevic 34, Russell 6, Anzani 8, Cesarini (L), Colaci (L), Della lunga 0, Zaytsev 6, Shaw 0, Ricci 0. N.E. Siirilä, Andric. All. Bernardi. Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA: Christenson 2, Juantorena portuondo 24, Stankovic 5, Sokolov 17, Sander 14, Cester 8, Grebennikov (L), Marchisio (L), Candellaro 0, Zhukouski 1, Kovar 0. N.E. Casadei, Milan. All. Medei. ARBITRI: Gradinski, Fernandez fuentes. NOTE – durata set: 38′, 30′, 31′, 28′, 18′; tot: 145′.
