Before the playoffs quarter-finals, Milan and Cantù played a useful friendly game, which Della Rosa’s boys won in four sets. This was a remake of the last regular season round, but last week Milan had had the better at the tie-break. The quarter-final series will begin on Sunday March 30 with Milan travelling to Ortona.

ITELY MILANO-CASSA RURALE CANTU’ 1-3
(20-25, 23-25, 25-17, 25-27)

ITELY MILANO: Mattera 4, Sirri 9, Giglioli 3, Bencz 15, Bertoli 5, Di Felice 3, Cerbo (L), Seregni (L), Rigoni 4, Daolio 5, Jakovljevic 6, Barsi 3, Valsecchi 7. DNP.: Tescaro. Coach.: Maranesi

CASSA RURALE CANTU’: Gerosa 4, Mercorio 8, Monguzzi 6, Morelli 6, Ippolito 17, Robbiati 6, Forelli (L), Bargi 7, Spirito 1, Riva 4, De Luca 11. DNP.: Butti, Laneri. Coach.: Della Rosa