Piacenza makes no mistake in their first match: Luneburg defeated 3-0 in Germany in the first leg of the final
SVG Luneburg (GER) – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 0-3 (24-26, 22-25, 16-25) – SVG Luneburg (GER): Gruvaeus 11, Elser, Byam, Howe 5, Young 6, Välimaa, Enlund 9, Larsen, Champlin 8, Takahashi (L). N.E. Holdaway, Kunstmann, Backhaus, Laumann. Coach Hubner. Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza: Porro 5, Mandiraci 10, Comparoni, Galassi 9, Simon Aties 5, Andringa, Gutierrez Suarez 11, Bovolenta 17, Loreti (L). N.E. Leon, Pace, Travica, Iyegbekedo, Seddik. Coach Boninfante. REFEREES: Adamczyk, Jacob. NOTES – Set length: 29′, 28′, 24′; total: 81′. SVG Luneburg (GER): 12 incorrect serves, 3 winners; Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza: 18 incorrect serves, 4 winners.
Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza couldn’t have gotten off to a better start in the CEV Cup Finals: the red and whites, who played the first leg in Germany last night, won 3-0 at the home of German side SVG Luneburg, sealing a solid share of the trophy ahead of the return match, scheduled for a week’s time at the PalaBancaSport in Piacenza.
Among the evening’s stars, in an Arena packed with more than 3,000 spectators, was Alessandro Bovolenta, who finished as the top scorer (17 points, with 15 attacks and 2 blocks); José Gutierrez (11) and Efe Mandiraci, who returned to full fitness after the physical ailments of recent weeks and scored 10 points, also reached double figures. For Lüneburg, Daniel Gruvaeus, the German team’s top scorer, scored 11 points.
The second act of the final will take place at 8:00 PM on Wednesday, April 22nd: Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza will be able to count on the support of their fans, who know that winning two sets will be enough to celebrate winning the European trophy.
CEV Cup 2026
Finals – Away Match
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026, 8:00 PM
Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza – SVG Luneburg (GER)
Referees: Suleyman Yalcin, Raquel Portela
Live on DAZN and Sky Sport
