A 3-1 victory over Sir and positive results for the red and whites in their preseason debut in front of 300 spectators. This afternoon, the first of two joint training sessions scheduled between Cucine Lube Civitanova and Sir Susa Scai Perugia took place at the Eurosuole Forum. Leading 2-1 in the final practice match, the team also prevailed in the fourth and final set, a tie-break set by Giampaolo Medei and visiting coach Angelo Lorenzetti. Without their international players, who are busy at the World Cup, the teams rotated their available players, putting on a show of technique and tenacity. Loeppky, top scorer with 19 points, stands out

With Podrascanin sidelined, Lube rotated six players from the first team (Bisotto Boninfante, Duflos-Rossi, Loeppky, Orduna, and Tenorio), one player from the Lube Volley Academy (middle hitter Mario Wang), and the young Ukrainian spiker who works with the group (Nazar Hetman). Perugia came to Civitanova with 13 players, nine from the first team (Cvanciger, Dzavoronok, Solé, Ben Tara, Colaci, Plotnytskyi, Argilagos, Crosato, and Gaggini), three players from the Sir Its Umbria Academy of Serie B (Fossa, Grassi, and Maretti), along with Adrien Roure, a Frenchman who trains with the Bianconeri.