These SuperLega Credem Banca championship play-offs couldn’t have started better for Allianz Milano. Victory in Game 1 in what until Sunday evening had been an impregnable fortress during the season, the Eurosuole Forum in Civitanova, the home of Cucine Lube. A success after a very tight match, closed in a tie-break with two more balls, the same number of points, which had cost Allianz Milano the elimination from the Champions League and the Italian Cup (in Civitanova). Now, however, tension and enthusiasm are at their peak in the Milanese environment. The fans, with their hearts still warm from the last event at the Allianz Cloud, for the farewell to captain Matteo Piano, are ready to play an important role on Sunday at 5 pm for Game 2. Advance sales (tickets still available on the Vivaticket.it portal) have started with a bang, a confirmation of the constant growth of the volleyball public in the metropolis.
The regular season has already seen coach Roberto Piazza’s team in the Top Five of the SuperLega’s audience, with over 3 thousand spectators on average (3,167) in a ranking in which only the Italian champions Perugia exceeded 4 thousand (4,295), followed by Verona, Trento and Modena. Allianz Milano, which beat last year’s excellent ticketing results, also set the audience record with 8,851 spectators at the Unipol Forum in Assago. The Allianz Milano – Sir Susa Vim Perugia match was the fourth Regular Season match with the highest audience in the history of the SuperLega (excluding Play Offs and Coppa Italia).
