Gi Group Monza already qualified for playoffs will need to defend the seventh place. Will not be easy, facing on the home turf Diatec Trentino, a team who’s running for the second place in the final standings. With a 3-0 or 3-1 win, or with the same result of Sir Safety Conad Perugia, Angelo Lorenzetti’s team will be definitively in second place.
PREVIOUS MATCHES: 6 (6 successi Trento)
FORMER PLAYERS: Leandro Vissotto Trento 2008-2010, Alessandro Blasi Monza 2011-2012.
RECORDS:
In Regular Season: Christian Fromm – 3 aces to 100 (Gi Group Monza), Oleg Antonov 21 points to 1000, Matteo Burgsthaler – 2 attacks to 500 e 2 blocks to 400 (Diatec Trentino).
In Championship: Neves Leandro Vissotto – 2 attacks to 2000 e 5 blocks to 200 (Gi Group Monza); Filippo Lanza – 3 blocks to 100, Daniele Mazzone – 4 aces to 100 (Diatec Trentino).
In Championship and Italian Cup: Simon Hirsch – 2 blocks to 100, Neves Leandro Vissotto – 35 points to 2500 (Gi Group Monza); Filippo Lanza – 6 attacks to 1500, Sebastian Solé – 1 block to 300, Simon Van De Voorde – 2 blocks to 200 (Diatec Trentino).
Marco Rizzo (Gi Group Monza): “We are playing some good volleyball, but we need to be more nasty and focused in the key moments. We reached the playoffs, this is a milestone for Consorzio Vero Volley and Gi Group Monza, we will continue to do our best to improve and to reach as more goals as possible. The sold out of sunday versus Trento will be great for us and for our fans, will be important to give our best without watching the other team’s results. Who will face in the quarterfinals? For sure Trento and Perugia are a little little easier than Civitanova”.
Massimo Colaci (Diatec Trentino): “We want the second place, and to be sure we need to win the game in Monza. We need a three points win, 3-0 or 3-1. Will not be easy, we know that Monza needs to keep the seventh place. We don’t have to make some toughts outside the game, we need to be focused on the game and on our play. We don’t have to look to the standings, we will go to Monza for win, then we will think to the rest”.
