In a friendly game played in Padova to prepare the coming league fixture in Monza, the hosts were defeated by the Austrian side of Posojilnica Aich/Dob di Bleiburg 3-1. Still, coach Baldovin took the opportunity to give court time to all the players. The Padova middle blockers stood out, especially Marco Volpato, who had four blocks and a total of 11 points at 75% in attack. Mattei did fine with 7 points at 43% (2 aces, 2 blocks), as well as Aguillard (5 points at 83% in attack). Meanwhile, Balaso and Milan have been selected to take part in the European Games with Italy in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Tonazzo Padova – Sportklub Posojilnica Aich/Dob 1-3
(18-25; 22-25; 18-25; 25-15)
Tonazzo Padova: Mattei 7, Orduna 2, Giannotti 1, Rosso 5, Volpato 11, Quiroga 9, Balaso (L); Vianello 1, Gozzo 3, Garghella 1, Aguillard 5, Milan 11, Beccaro. Coach: Valerio Baldovin.
Sportklub Posojilnica Aich/Dob: Rocamora 6, Palgut 3, Wohlfahrtstatter 5, Wawrzynczyk 15, Grut 11, Koncilja 12, Kovacic (L); Hruska 1, Satler, Pusnik 1, Nash 5. DNP: Simeonov. Coach: Luka Slabe.
