The seventh day of the season also went down in the archives for Rana Verona, who emerged empty-handed from the Adige derby on the Itas Trentino pitch but was able to play on par with the reigning European Champions for long stretches of the match, only giving in in the final moments of the sets, after having broken the deadlock at the end of a quality first set.
The numbers confirm the substantial balance that characterized the entire match at the IlT Daily Arena, highlighting the game situations where the Scala players had also recorded a positive trend in previous matches. The offensive department, which saw the return of captain Mozic in the starting six, maintained a constant performance, closing the match with 55% positivity in attack, one percentage point more than in the counterattack phase (54%), while the ball was put on the ground in 56% of cases after a negative reception. All data which, compared to those of Trento, are superior to the opponents, who however did better in the direct ball exchange after a positive reception and block (11 winning blocks against the 7 overall from Abaev and his teammates).
In terms of individual performances, Keita maintained the standards of this first part of the season. The number 9, in fact, scored 29 points, remaining firmly in command of the ranking of the best scorers in the championship. Mozic also performed well on his debut as a starter this year. For him 17 balls printed in the opponent’s field, with 3 winning blocks, while in the center Cortesia once again stood out with a total haul of 9 points (60% positivity in attack).
