Just a few days away from the league debut, Monza was defeated 3-1 by Piacenza in its last friendly game. This was the first game with coach Zanini on the bench, just like for Simone Buti back from his European Championship adventure.
ACQUA PARADISO MONZA BRIANZA 1
COPRA ELIOR PIACENZA 3
Parziali: 25-18, 18-25, 21-25, 18-25
ACQUA PARADISO MONZA BRIANZA: Shumov 5, Gavotto 12, Aleksiev 3, Buti 8, Zhukouski 3, Rooney 16, Rossini (L), Forni, Molteni 2, Roumeliotis 5. DNP. Mor. Coach. Zanini and Fenoglio
COPRA ELIOR PIACENZA: Holt 4, Nikolov 15, Zlatanov 23, Tencati 2, Zhekov 2, Papi 18, Marra (L), Kral 5, Massari, Penchev. DNP Sibidè, Ammerman, Marretta. Coach. Lorenzetti and Giaccardi.