Serie A1
A1 Round 21: forwarded game
Result
Copra Elior Piacenza – Andreoli Latina 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-21)
COPRA ELIOR PIACENZA – ANDREOLI LATINA 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-21)
COPRA ELIOR PIACENZA: Marra (L), Corvetta, Papi 6, Fei 15, Simon 13, Zlatanov 8, Holt 11, Tencati 1, Vettori, De Cecco 1. DNP Latelli, Ogurcak, Maruotti. Coach. Monti.
ANDREOLI LATINA: Rauwerdink 2, Rossini (L), Gitto, Jarosz 11, Patriarca 4, Verhees 2, Prandi (L), Troy 6, Cisolla 8, Fragkos 3, Guemart 2. DNP Sottile, Noda Blanco. Coach. Prandi.
Piacenza registered a second consecutive victory following last week’s triumph in Perugia. Thanks to this win over Latina in just over an hour of play, Piacenza consolidates its third place. Unstoppable on the serve, Piacenza had 10 aces, and 5 in the first set alone. They also dominated the attack (49% vs 39%) and reception (61% vs 32%). MVP: Robertlandy Simon
Luca Monti (coach Copra Elior Piacenza): “Given the quality of tonight’s serve, I’d say we’ve seen one of the best Piacenza this year. It looked like Trento when they start hitting the serve devastatingly. Simon has had excellent runs, but he was not the only one. When your serve work that well, it’s always difficult for the opponent to find a solution. This will give us even more motivation to face Trento next Sunday”.
Alberto Cisolla (Andreoli Latina): “Credit entirely goes to Piacenza. When the opponent serve that well, there’s very little you can do, even if we could have limited the number of direct aces. We had the same problems in our first meeting. Piacenza is one of the best teams in the league, they have superb players. They also played brilliantly at the net, which together with the serve, put us under a great deal of pressure”.
League table
Itas Diatec Trentino 46, Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata 44, *Copra Elior Piacenza 43, Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 38, Casa Modena 30, Sir Safety Perugia 30, *Andreoli Latina 28, Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia 26, BCC-NEP Castellana Grotte 23, Altotevere San Giustino 19, CMC Ravenna 10, Marmi Lanza Verona 8.
1 more game: Copra Elior Piacenza, Andreoli Latina
Fixtures
Serie A1 round 20
Saturday February 23 at 5.30pm
Altotevere San Giustino – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo Live on RAI Sport 1
(Satanassi-Sampaolo)
Saturday February 23 at 8.30pm
Andreoli Latina – BCC-NEP Castellana Grotte
(Cipolla–Tanasi)
Sunday February 24 at 5.30pm
Copra Elior Piacenza – Itas Diatec Trentino Live on RAI Sport 2
(Santi–Vagni)
Sunday February 24 at 6pm
Casa Modena – Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata Live on Sportube.tv
(Saltalippi–Padoan)
Marmi Lanza Verona – Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia
(Castagna–Goitre)
CMC Ravenna – Sir Safety Perugia
(Piana–Puecher)
