MINT Vero Volley Monza is back on court in 8th Round of the second half of the SuperLega Credem Banca 2023-2024.
A breathtaking challenge that will be played at the Allianz Cloud between the Brianza collective and the Milanese team Allianz Milano, at 8.00 pm (Live VBTV). Excellent moment of form for MINT, winning the tie-break in the last round in Piacenza, while the Milanese team lost in the fifth set at Pallavolo Padova. Allianz Milano is slightly ahead in previous games with 14 wins to 10 and will find two former rivals such as central defender Gianluca Galassi and Canadian spiker Stephen Maar.
In the standings, coach Eccheli’s boys are thirsty at 27 points after the victory against the Emilians at the tie break in last week’s direct clash, while the hosts Allianz Milano are three points behind the front (30 points ) arm in arm with Verona, managing to get into the rhythm after the stormy start to the season. For the Milanese in the Super League in the last few days, the 3-point victory against Catania followed by the defeat in the tie-break Padova. The derby will also receive particular attention outside the Italian borders, given that two symbols of the Japanese national team, Yuki Ishikawa and Ran Takahashi, will find themselves against each other, although the presence of the spiker in the Vero Volley jersey has been conditioned due to the continuation of the ankle injury suffered against Rana Verona.
The first men’s team of the Consortium is eager for revenge, after the 0-3 defeat suffered in the first round; in that match, for the Monza team, the top scorer was Maar with 9 points followed by Loeppky with 8.
THE OPPONENT | ALLIANZ MILAN
Important changes compared to last season’s team, which separated from Patry but above all welcomed Matey Kaziyski after yet another championship in Trento. Other new features are the opposite player Dirlic and the libero Catania, both returning from an excellent season in Cisterna; for the bench arrived Zonta, Reggers and Innocenzi.
COMPLETE ROSTER – MINT VERO VOLLEY MONZA
Setters: Kreling, Visic
Centrals: Beretta, Di Martino, Galassi, Comparoni
Spikers: Maar, Szwarc, Takahashi, Loeppky, Mujanovic
Free: Gaggini, Morazzini
Coach: Eccheli
COMPLETE ROSTER – ALLIANZ MILAN
Setters: Zonta, Porro
Central: Vitelli, Loser, Innocenzi, Piano
Spikers: Kazyiski, Mergarejo, Reggers, Ishikawa, Dirlic
Free: Catania, Colombo
Coach: Piazza
