Playoffs quarter-finals
In the playoffs quarter-finals game 1, Trento had the better of Verona 3-0. On Saturday 27 at 4, it’s Modena’s turn versus Macerata, while on Sunday, Treviso entertains Monza. Treviso will be without middleblocker Emmanuel Kohut, youngThomas Beretta will take over. Verona and Trento will fight it out again on Sunday at 6pm, in Verona this time.
Results
Itas Diatec Trentino – Marmi Lanza Verona 3-0 (25-22, 25-17, 32-30)
Saturday 27 March at 4pm
Trenkwalder Modena – Lube Banca Marche Macerata GAME 1 – Live on Rai Sport Più
Sunday 28 March at 6pm
Marmi Lanza Verona – Itas Diatec Trentino GAME 2 – diretta Rai Sport Più
Sunday 28 March at 7pm
Sisley Treviso – Acqua Paradiso Monza GAME 1
1ª- Itas Diatec Trentino |
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3-0 |
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8ª- Marmi Lanza Verona |
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4ª- Trenkwalder Modena |
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5ª- Lube Banca Marche Macerata |
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2ª- Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo |
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7ª- CoprAtlantide Piacenza |
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3ª- Sisley Treviso |
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6ª- Acqua Paradiso Monza |
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European Cup finals
Three of the four Italian teams involved in European Cup Final Fours will make their debut this Saturday. Cuneo will face Piacenza at 4 in the first Cev Cup semi-final in Maaseik, Belgium. The final will be the next day at 6pm. The other semi final will be Odintsovo (Russia) against the Noliko Maaseik, hosts of this 50th edition.
“I am very happy that the finals will be in Belgium, at home – said Cuneo’s captain Wijsmans – It’s always nice to get to the Final Four but to play it in your home country makes it even more special. Maaseik is just half an hour away from my home town and there will therefore be my parents and many friends, who I will be glad to see, this will be a great emotion. I played for two years in Maaseik but the gym is new, I don’t know it. I know the club very well, definitely one of the best organization in Europe, they’ve had the same chairman for 25 years. We’ll have a special welcome. And they love volleyball in Belgium, it will be a great celebration, the club also celebrates its 50th anniversary. This time, I’ll be focused on the game against Piacenza, though. It’s a team we’ve met quite often towards the end of seasons in recent years. It’s a tough team, even if it plays without Marshall right now, we have to be very careful. The semi-final is one single game, anything can happen. We’ve proved that when it matters, the team plays at its bets: that’s what we’ll try to do in this Final Four to go all the way”.
Everything is ready in Perugia, as the Italian city hosts the Challenge Cup Final Four. This will be the first time ever that it hosts men’s finals in which it takes part. Di Pinto’s team are still unbeaten as they will face the German side of Berlin on Saturday at 4.30pm. The other semi-final will put face to face Liberec (Cze) and Zagreb (Cro). The game for third place will be on Sunday at 1pm, followed but the final at 4pm.
FIXTURES
CEV Cup
Final Four – Lotto Arena, Maaseik (BEL)
Saturday 27 march
1st semi-final at 4pm
CoprAtlantide Piacenza – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo
Live streaming on http://www.laola1.tv/
2nd semi-final at 8.30pm
Iskra Odintsovo (RUS) – Noliko Maaseik (BEL)
Live streaming on http://www.laola1.tv/
Sunday 28 March
Game for third place at 3pm
Live streaming on http://www.laola1.tv/
Final at 6pm
Live streaming on http://www.laola1.tv/
PAST WINNERS*
1980/81 A.S. Cannes (FRA)
1981/82 Starlift (NED)
1982/83 Panini Modena
1983/84 Panini Modena
1984/85 Panini Modena
1985/86 Kutiba Falconara
1986/87 Enermix Milano
1987/88 Automobilist Leningrado (URSS)
1988/89 Automobilist Leningrado (URSS)
1989/90 Moerser Moers (GER)
1990/91 Sisley Treviso
1991/92 Maxicono Parma
1992/93 Sisley Treviso
1993/94 Ignis Padova
1994/95 Cariparma Volleyball Parma
1995/96 Alpitour Traco Cuneo
1996/97 Area Ravenna Volley
1997/98 Sisley Treviso
1998/99 Iveco Palermo
1999/00 Piaggio Roma
2000/01 Lube Banca Marche Macerata
2001/02 Noicom Brebanca Cuneo
2002/03 Sisley Treviso
2003/04 Kerakoll Modena
2004/05 Lube Banca Marche Macerata
2005/06 Lube Banca Marche Macerata
2006/07 Novy Urengoi (RUS)
2007/08 M. Roma Volley
2008/09 Lokomotiv Belogorie Belgorod (RUS)
FIXTURES
Gm Capital Challenge Cup
Final Four – PalaEvangelisti, Perugia
Saturday 27 March
1st semi-final
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