Castellana’s comeback remained incomplete once again. Rosso and co did their best in this derby , as they soon found themselves trailing 2-0 against Gioia del Colle, coming back in the game and having no less than four opportunities to push it to a decisive tie-break, but Diogo had other ideas. He kept firing strong on the serve and sent Castellana home with a disappointing 3-1 loss.

Castellana’s next encounter will be home on Saturday 28 February at 8.30 against Castelfidardo (Live on Snai Sat).

NAVA GIOIA DEL COLLE – MATERDOMINI VOLLEY.IT CASTELLANA GROTTE 3-1 (25-18, 25-16, 21-25, 31-29)

GIOIA DEL COLLE: De Andrade Silva 23, Rizzo (L), Concina, De Giorgi 2, Manassero 13, Polidori 6, Nuzzo 23, Giosa 10, Niero, Gatto (L). Dnp Dias, Rigoni, Belardi. Coach. Cannestracci Jorge.

MATERDOMINI VOLLEY.IT: Trimarchi (L), Corvetta 1, Barbone, Benedetto (L), Peda 9, Rosso 14, Moro 15, Kmet 9, Creus Larry 9, Argilagos 9. Dnp Quarti, Zonno. Coach. Castiglia Franco.