Serie A1
Cuneo wins on Saturday night
Result
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia 3-1 (25-19, 25-23, 20-25, 25-23)
BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO – TONNO CALLIPO VIBO VALENTIA 3-1 (25-19, 25-23, 20-25, 25-23)
BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO: Mastrangelo 5, Antonov 3, Ngapeth 6, De Pandis (L), Galliani, Wijsmans 13, Kohut 6, Grbic 6, Sokolov 27. DNP Marchisio, Abdelaziz, Rossi. Coach. Piazza.
TONNO CALLIPO VIBO VALENTIA: Montesanti (L), Coscione 3, Cortellazzi, Kaliberda 8, Farina (L), Forni 3, Rocamora 5, Buti 5, Klapwijk 14, Barone 11, Urnaut 12. DNP Lavia, Presta. Coach. Blengini.
The Saturday night live from Cuneo saw the hosts beat Vibo Valentia ahead of their champions League trip to Romania. Mauro Berruto, coach of the Italian national team, watched on. Both teams had taken maximum points so far from the first two rounds. Cuneo had won in Castellana and home versus Ravenna, while Vibo had upset two bigs of the league: Trento and Modena. Both teams played with intensity and focus. Nikola grbic had 4 aces and was named MVP, while Sokolov was the top scorer with 27. Vibo had its best man in Klapwijk.
Tine Urnaut (Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia): “It’s been a tough game. Cuneo got the better start, with great reception and attack. We managed to step up in the second and third and got back in it. But then we had lapses like at the end of the second and in the fourth for a few minutes and that’s when we lost it with too many mistakes. Cuneo did well to finish it off”.
Nikola Grbic (Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo): “I am quite satisfied because I can see some improvement. But we still run the risks of letting them back in, in these kind of games, you can never lose your focus. We put our foot off the pedal in the third and Vibo took full advantage to get back in it. Fortunately, we managed to stop them at the end of the fourth. We are working hard and we’re seeing the improvement in training”.
League table
Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata** 9, Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo** 9, Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia** 6, Copra Elior Piacenza** 6, Andreoli Latina 5, Casa Modena 3, Marmi Lanza Verona 1, Itas Diatec Trentino* 0, Altotevere San Giustino 0, BCC-NEP Castellana Grotte 0, Sir Safety Perugia* 0, CMC Ravenna 0
**1 game more Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata, Copra Elior Piacenza, Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo, Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia
*1 game in hand Itas Diatec Trentino, Sir Safety Perugia
