Monza has the momentum as it leads 2-1 in its playoffs quarter-final series against Modena and now it has a great opportunity to go through to the semis, in which it would meet the winner of Trento versus San Giustino, Stoytchev’s team being clear favourite.

“We know we have to keep playing at a very high level – said spiker Marco Molteni – Personally, I think that if Gavotto keeps playing like he’s done so far, we will have good chances to go through. When you have an outside hitter capable of such brilliant performances, everything becomes a lot easier”.