After a midweek round full of competitive spirit and twists, the elite of Italian volleyball is about to move to the Unipol Arena in Casalecchio di Reno (BO). The Final Four Del Monte® Coppa Italia SuperLega is scheduled for the weekend. Tomorrow, Saturday 27 January, the two-day calendar features the semi-finals in a single match with live broadcast on Rai Sport. The teams returning from the quarter-finals are in contention. At 4.00 pm Itas Trentino challenges Mint Vero Volley Monza, while at 6.30 pm Sir Susa Vim Perugia finds itself in the net with Allianz Milano. The final act is scheduled for 3.45pm on Sunday 28 January live on Rai 2 (the start of the race will only be broadcast on RaiPlay).
The event is organized by the Serie A Volleyball League in collaboration with the Fipav Emilia-Romagna Regional Committee and the Fipav Bologna Territorial Committee, with the support of the Emilia-Romagna Region. Therefore, three challenges are coming to be experienced in one go thanks also to the new 15-second time limit for serving. A rule to speed up the game and limit the downtime between one action and another as much as possible.
On Saturday, at 4.00 pm, the Italian champions Itas Trentino and Mint Vero Volley Monza, debuting at the Final Four of the Italian Cup, seek praise in face-to-face n. 30. The Brianza team has only beaten the Dolomites on three occasions, always at home and always in the championship, the last time being last season. In cup competitions, however, the gialloblù have never given the Lombard team any discount, eliminating them in the quarter-finals in three editions of the Italian Cup and defeating them 3-1 in the Super Cup Final played in 2021 at the Eurosuole Forum. Last season the “black beast” Trento ousted the Vero Volley consortium from the Scudetto race in the Quarter Final series. Having reached F4 thanks to the 3-0 in the Adige derby against Verona, Fabio Soli’s men are chasing their fourth Italian Cup, while Massimo Eccheli’s team wants to write history after eliminating Civitanova in the previous round. In the championship Trento continues to lead the standings and give clear signs of superiority as in the case of the 3-0 inflicted on Milan. Opposite mood for the Monza team, who won only one match in the second round, coming off the comeback suffered in the tie break at home against Verona and having to evaluate the conditions of spiker Ran Takahashi. Despite the excellent psychophysical moment of the Trentino players, the Brianza group knows they can play their cards. The only ex on the field is Gianluca Galassi, while coach Fabio Soli coached Monza for three years. Canadian Eric Loeppky seeks point no. 1000 since its arrival in Italy.
Final Four Del Monte® Coppa Italia SuperLega
Sabato 27 gennaio 2024, ore 16.00
Itas Trentino – Mint Vero Volley Monza
Diretta Rai Sport
Diretta streaming Rai Play
Telecronaca di Maurizio Colantoni e Fabio Vullo
Diretta streaming VBTV
Telecronaca di Piero Giannico e Paolo Cozzi
Sabato 27 gennaio 2024, ore 18.30
Sir Susa Vim Perugia – Allianz Milano
Diretta Rai Sport
Diretta streaming Rai Play
Telecronaca di Maurizio Colantoni e Andrea Lucchetta
Diretta streaming VBTV
Telecronaca di Piero Giannico e Paolo Cozzi
Domenica 28 gennaio 2024, ore 15.45
Finale Del Monte® Coppa Italia SuperLega
Diretta Rai 2 (inizio gara su RaiPlay)
Diretta streaming Rai Play
Telecronaca di Maurizio Colantoni e Andrea Lucchetta
Diretta streaming VBTV
Telecronaca di Piero Giannico e Paolo Cozzi
Del Monte® Coppa Italia
Stagione Vincitrice Sede
1978/79 Panini Modena Venezia
1979/80 Panini Modena Modena
1980/81 Edilcuoghi Sassuolo Ancona
1981/82 Santal Parma Battipaglia (SA)
1982/83 Santal Parma Firenze
1983/84 Bartolini Bologna Forlì
1984/85 Panini Modena Chieti
1985/86 Panini Modena Arona (NO)
1986/87 Santal Parma Parma, Modena e Bologna
1987/88 Panini Modena Bologna e Modena
1988/89 Panini Modena Forlì
1989/90 Maxicono Parma Milano
1990/91 Il Messaggero Ravenna Venezia
1991/92 Maxicono Parma Treviso
1992/93 Sisley Treviso Napoli
1993/94 Daytona Modena Perugia
1994/95 Daytona Las Modena Roma
1995/96 Alpitour Traco Cuneo Firenze
1996/97 Las Daytona Modena Siena
1997/98 Casa Modena Unibon Firenze
1998/99 TNT Alpitour Cuneo Roma
1999/00 Sisley Treviso Milano
FINAL SIX
2000/01 Lube Banca Marche Macerata S. Benedetto del Tronto (AP), Macerata, Pesaro, Ancona
FINAL EIGHT
2001/02 Noicom Brebanca Cuneo Forlì, Biella e Milano
2002/03 Lube B. Marche Macerata Bolzano e Trento
2003/04 Sisley Treviso La Spezia e Firenze
2004/05 Sisley Treviso Sansepolcro (AR) e Forlì
2005/06 Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo Bassano del G. (VI), Ferrara e Forlì
2006/07 Sisley Treviso Bassano del G. (VI) e Milano
2007/08 Lube Banca Marche Macerata Bassano del G. (VI) e Milano
2008/09 Lube Banca Marche Macerata Bassano del G. (VI), Mantova, Forlì
FINAL FOUR
2009/10 Itas Diatec Trentino Montecatini Terme (PT)
2010/11 Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo Verona
2011/12 Itas Diatec Trentino Roma
2012/13 Itas Diatec Trentino Milano
2013/14 Copra Elior Piacenza Bologna
2014/15 Parmareggio Modena Bologna
2015/16 DHL Modena Milano
2016/17 Cucine Lube Civitanova Bologna
2017/18 Sir Safety Conad Perugia Bari
2018/19 Sir Safety Conad Perugia Bologna
2019/20 Cucine Lube Civitanova Bologna
2020/21 Cucine Lube Civitanova Bologna
2021/22 Sir Safety Conad Perugia Bologna
2022/23 Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza Roma
Del Monte® Coppa Italia
12 W: Modena (2015/16, 2014/15, 1997/98, 1996/97, 1994/95, 1993/94, 1988/89, 1987/88, 1985/86, 1984/85, 1979/80, 1978/79)
7 W: Macerata/Civitanova (2020/21, 2019/20, 2016/17, 2008/09, 2007/08, 2002/03, 2000/01)
5 W: Cuneo (2010/11, 2005/06, 2001/02, 1998/99, 1995/96); Parma (1991/92, 1989/90, 1986/87, 1982/83, 1981/82); Treviso (2006/07, 2004/05, 2003/04, 1999/00, 1992/93)
3 W: Perugia (2021/22, 2018/19, 2017/18), Trento (2012/13, 2011/12, 2009/10)
1 W: Bologna Zinella (1983/84); Piacenza Copra (2013/14); Piacenza You (2022/23); Ravenna (1990/91); Sassuolo (1980/81).