Verona and Perugia have just met in the league and they were at it again in the cup with another five-set marathon. In spite of being without Sander and Starovic, Verona offered a special outing, pushing Perugia to the tie-break in the quarter-final first leg.
CALZEDONIA VERONA – SIR SAFETY CONAD PERUGIA 2-3 (23-25, 25-22, 16-25, 25-19, 12-15) CALZEDONIA VERONA: Zingel 10, Kovacevic 17, Pesaresi (L), Gitto, Lecat 16, Spirito 1, Baranowicz 1, Bellei 26, Anzani 9. DNP Frigo, Starovic, Sander, Bucko. Coach. Giani. SIR SAFETY CONAD PERUGIA: Buti 10, Fromm, Holt, De Cecco 5, Kaliberda 14, Giovi (L), Russell 15, Dimitrov, Tzioumakas 1, Atanasijevic 32, Fanuli (L), Birarelli 7. DNP Elia, Franceschini. Coach. Kovac.
