Crucial shift in SuperLega Credem Banca. The 9th return day of the Regular Season represents the sharp bend before the long final straight, both for the fight for fourth place and for the safety race, with the RAI Sport cameras ready to tell the most significant comparisons, both in the lower part than in the upper one of the board. The tournament will then observe a break on the occasion of the Del Monte® Coppa Italia Final Four, scheduled for February 25 and 26.

The advance of Saturday 18 February, with the first goal at 18.00, can be decisive for staying in the top flight. Gioiella Prisma Taranto and Emma Villas Aubay Siena collide at the PalaMazzola, paired at 14 points at the bottom of the standings, but with the Tuscans penultimate thanks to one more victory and with the home match against Civitanova to recover. In the first leg match, the Apulian sextet desecrated PalaEstra in four sets, but the difference between the two teams is now leveled, while in the previous three Taranto is ahead with as many successes.

The world champions of Sir Safety Susa Perugia are undefeated and have already won the Regular Season well in advance, but they continue to extend the season’s streak of victories and have not given up even at the BLM Group Arena in Trento in the tie break against Itas.

Sunday, at 18.00, the challenge n. 25 between Vero Volley Monza and Pallavolo Padova to break the balance between the two teams in direct matches. 12 victories each in previous crossings. The last face-to-face, staged in November on the Kioene Arena field, saw the Brianzas triumph in three sets.

At 18.00 on Sunday Cucine Lube Civitanova – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza will be staged at the Eurosuole Forum, with live broadcast by RAI Sport and solitary fourth place up for grabs. On the eve of the eighth direct clash, tradition is favorable for the sextet from the Marches (6-1), who won the first leg in the photo finish.

Also at 18.00, far from obvious is the comparison in Veneto between WithU Verona, sixth with 29 points, and Valsa Group Modena, second with 38 points. 42 between the two teams, with the Scala having the upper hand only 7 times.

By a combination of fate and the calendar, in the postponement scheduled for Sunday at 20.30 at the Allianz Cloud, the hosts of Allianz Milano and the vice World Champions of Itas Trentino are called to the general rehearsal of the Italian Cup Semifinal which it will be played in a single match on Saturday 25 February in Rome.

9th Round Second Half Regular Season SuperLega Credem Banca

Sabato 18 febbraio 2023, ore 18.00
Gioiella Prisma Taranto – Emma Villas Aubay Siena

Arbitri: Zavater Marco, Simbari Armando (Canessa Maurizio)
Video Check: Simone Massimiliano
Segnapunti: Bianchi Denise Mary Rose
Diretta RAI Sport
Telecronaca di Maurizio Colantoni e Fabio Vullo
Diretta Volleyballworld.tv

Domenica 19 febbraio 2023, ore 15.30
Sir Safety Susa Perugia – Top Volley Cisterna

Arbitri: Goitre Mauro, Salvati Serena (Grassia Luca)
Video Check: Marani Azzurra
Segnapunti: Mazzocchio Ilaria
Diretta Volleyballworld.tv

Domenica 19 febbraio 2023, ore 18.00
Vero Volley Monza – Pallavolo Padova

Arbitri: Brancati Rocco, Vagni Ilaria (Pristerà Rachela)
Video Check: Forcella Elia
Segnapunti: Anessi Cinzia
Diretta Volleyballworld.tv

Cucine Lube Civitanova – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza
Arbitri: Zanussi Umberto, Carcione Vincenzo (Luciani Ubaldo)
Video Check: Natalini Giulia
Segnapunti: Violini William
Diretta RAI Sport
Telecronaca di Maurizio Colantoni e Andrea Lucchetta
Diretta Volleyballworld.tv

WithU Verona – Valsa Group Modena
Arbitri: Curto Giuseppe, Lot Dominga (Angelucci Claudia)
Video Check: Gioia Riccardo
Segnapunti: Dalle Vedove Carla
Diretta Volleyballworld.tv

Domenica 19 febbraio 2023, ore 20.30
Allianz Milano – Itas Trentino

Arbitri: Florian Massimo, Giardini Massimiliano (Marconi Michele, Bassan Fabio)
Video Check: Mutti Riccardo
Segnapunti: Grasso Alessandro
Diretta Volleyballworld.tv

Standings SuperLega Credem Banca
Sir Safety Susa Perugia 56, Valsa Group Modena 38, Itas Trentino 36, Cucine Lube Civitanova 30, Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 30, WithU Verona 29, Vero Volley Monza 27, Allianz Milano 26, Top Volley Cisterna 23, Pallavolo Padova 16, Emma Villas Aubay Siena 14, Gioiella Prisma Taranto 14.

1 incontro in meno: Cucine Lube Civitanova ed Emma Villas Aubay Siena.

 

Volleyball and Media

Live broadcast on RAI Radio 1
Next round of SuperLega Credem Banca will be featured on RAI Radio 1. Study updates on SuperLega Credem Banca results and rankings will be constantly provided in the Sunday afternoon headings of the well-known radio channel.

Live radio “Set & Note” on LatteMiele and LatteMiele.com
Sunday at 6.00 pm
Marco Caronna’s radio raids on the fields of the SuperLega Credem Banca Championship are back. The conductor within the “Set & Note” program will follow the progress of the Sunday challenges of SuperLega Credem Banca live. “Set & Note” is also on the web live streaming on www.lattemiele.com or by clicking on the LatteMiele box on the homepage of www.legavolley.it.

Foreign TVs
The TV partners of the Serie A Volleyball League abroad will broadcast the matches of the top volleyball league in the world: Sportklub (Serbia, Kosovo, Croatia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Slovenia, Macedonia, Montenegro), Polsat (Poland), TBS, FUJI TV, Volleyball TV and ESPN Latam (Central / South America and Caribbean) as well as the main world betting sites served by the IMG Arena agency. The Polish broadcaster Polsat also broadcasts all the matches of Sir Safety Susa Perugia.

Domenica Sportiva and Tg Sport on Rai 2
The historic Sunday evening program on Rai 2 will broadcast the report of the correspondent Maurizio Colantoni, for the story of the Sunday match broadcast on Rai Sport with the words of the protagonists of the day. The interview, together with other columns and insights on the protagonists of SuerLega Credem Banca, will be repeated on “Tg Sport” in the editions on Rai 2, Rai Sport, and Rai News.

TG5 and Sport Mediaset
The Canale 5 nightly TG5 will offer a service on the SuperLega Credem Banca weekend through the images of the races. The same service will be broadcast in multiple passages in the Sport Mediaset news bulletin, broadcast from 24.00 to 8.00.

SKY Sport 24
Sky Sport 24 will take care of in-depth information on the matches of the Credem Banca SuperLega Championship, taking stock of the games played, with images and interviews with the protagonists.

After Hours – SuperLeague at night
(#AfterHoursSuperLega) “After Hours, the SuperLega at night” live with Andrea Zorzi and Andrea Brogioni, offers many guests from the world of volleyball, every Sunday from 21.30 on the facebook page and on the YouTube channel of Lega Vollavolo Serie A. To enrich the season there will also be the midweek column “Poisoned ball”, the Wednesday study on the SuperLega Credem Banca weekend.