Milan impresses in the first leg of the quarterfinals: Norwid Czwstochowa defeated at home in three sets
Norwid Czwstochowa (POL) – Allianz Milano 0-3 (23-25, 20-25, 21-25) – Norwid Czwstochowa (POL): Lipinski 7, Kiedos 0, Popiela 4, Slugocki (L), Jeanlys 0, Ebadipour Ghara H. 14, De Cecco 2, Kowalski 0, Ostoj (L), Indra 15, Adamczyk 6. Radziwon, Makos did not enter. Coach: Travica. Allianz Milano: Recine 10, Ichino 3, Catania (L), Reggers 25, Lindqvist 0, Gil Kreling 3, Otsuka 1, Di Matino 6, Corbetta (L), Caneschi 8. Masajedi, Masulovic, Barbanti, Benacchio did not enter. Coach: Roberto Piazza.
REFEREES: Pisevs, Persson. NOTES – Set duration: 26′, 25′, 27′; total: 78′. Norwid Czestochowa (POL): Serves missed 16, Winners 1. Allianz Milano: Serves missed 13, Winners 5.
Allianz Milano won the first leg of the Challenge Cup quarterfinals against Poland’s Norwid Czestochowa in three sets. Coach Piazza’s team thus has a serious chance of advancing to the next round: in the return match, scheduled for Wednesday the 18th at 8:30 pm at the Allianz Cloud, winning two sets will be enough to book a ticket to the semifinals of Europe’s third most important competition.
