Diatec Trentino is coming from a good moment, after winning in Cev Cup quarterfinals on road versus Lpr Piacenza and above all after winning 3-0 on Gi Group Monza in Brianza in Unipolsai Superleague regular season last game. In all the previous games versus Monza, Trento always won, also this made Diatec Trentino the favourite of this series. Former Trento’s hammer Leandro Vissotto (with Trento from 2008 until 2011) will try to drive Gi Group Monza to a unpredictable upset, despite the past games between these two teams. Reaching the playoffs for the first time in team’s history, is anyway a great goal for Gi Group Monza, and now, playing without pressure on shoulders, could be a great chance to overcome the prediction.
Previous Matches: 7 (7 Trento)
Championship: 3 – 2 Regular Season, 2 wins Trento (3-2 0-3) , 1 in Italian Cup quarterfinals (Trento 3-0).
Former Players: Alessandro Blasi Monza 2011-2012, Leandro Vissotto Trento 2008-2010.
RECORDS
Championship: Daniele Mazzone – 4 aces to 100, Filippo Lanza – 3 blocks to 100 (Diatec Trentino); Pieter Verhees – 15 points to 1000, Leandro Vissotto – 5 blocks to 200 (Gi Group Monza).
Championship and Italian Cup: Sebastian Solé – 1 block to 300 (Diatec Trentino); Simon Hirsch – 1 blocks to 100 (Gi Group Monza).
Filippo Lanza (Diatec Trentino): “Will be important for us to start with the right step, with a win. We have to continue our trend at PalaTrento, where we are undefeated. Will not be easy to play our type of volleyball versus Monza, but we are in a good moment of shape, we are coming from the good win in Piacenza, we are confident”.
Leandro Vissotto (Gi Group Monza): “Will be a tough game versus Trento, but not impossible. they are a good and very experienced team, but have no pressure upon our shoulders. We reached our Season’s goal, and we are happy. This doeasn’t mean that we will not try to win, we are the ones that earned one point in Trento in all the season, we have to play our volleyball, be careful in practice, arriving ready on sunday”.
