Quarterfinals Game 1 Play Off Scudetto Credem Banca:
Valsa Group Modena – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 3-2 (23-25, 22-25, 25-20, 25-16, 17-15)
Itas Trentino – Cucine Lube Civitanova 1-3 (21-25, 25-27, 26-24, 17-25)
Rana Verona – Allianz Milano 3-0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-21)
Sir Susa Scai Perugia – Vero Volley Monza 3-1 (21-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-17)
The first act of the Quarter Finals closes the two-day Scudetto Play Off Credem Banca with a thrilling 137-minute marathon in the Via Emilia derby. At the PalaPanini, the home team Valsa Group Modena went down by two sets, but changed pace in the third set and won the match in the last breath against a Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza that failed to capitalize on the chance of victory in the tie-break. The Canaries performed well on serve and were aggressive in attack, with MVP Porro finishing with 20 points (3 aces), ahead of Buchegger (18 with 8 aces), Davyskiba (14) and Sanguinetti (12). On the other side of the net, the offensive burden was shared between top scorers Mandiraci (22) and Gutierrez (17), but Simon also reached double figures (10). Bovolenta stopped at 9 points. Game 2 is scheduled for Saturday, March 14, at 6 p.m. at the PalaBancaSport.
Valsa Group Modena – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 3-2 (23-25, 22-25, 25-20, 25-16, 17-15) – Valsa Group Modena: Tizi-Oualou 6, Davyskiba 14, Mati 8, Buchegger 16, Porro 20, Sanguinetti 12, Federici (L), Massari 0, Perry (L), Anzani 0, Bento 0, Ikhbayri 0, Giraudo 0. N.E. Tauletta. All. Giuliani. Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza: Porro 1, Mandiraci 22, Comparoni 4, Bovolenta 9, Gutierrez 17, Simon 10, Loreti (L), Leon 0, Pace (L), Andringa 0, Seddik 0. N.E. Travica, Bergmann, Iyegbekedo. All. Boninfante. ARBITRI: Zanussi, Luciani. NOTE – durata set: 31′, 32′, 27′, 25′, 22′; tot: 137′
Itas Trentino – Cucine Lube Civitanova 1-3 (21-25, 25-27, 26-24, 17-25) – Itas Trentino: Sbertoli 2, Ramon 9, Resende Gualberto 9, Faure 15, Lavia 9, Torwie 2, Boschini (L), Bristot 0, Pesaresi 0, Garcia Fernandez 1, Laurenzano (L), Bartha 7, Acquarone 0. N.E. Sandu. All. Mendez. Cucine Lube Civitanova: Boninfante 4, Bottolo 16, Gargiulo 10, Loeppky 14, Nikolov 26, D’Heer 6, Bisotto (L), Orduna 0, Balaso (L), Kukartsev 0. N.E. Hfaiedh, Podrascanin, Duflos-Rossi, Tenorio. All. Medei. ARBITRI: Lot, Giardini. NOTE – durata set: 25′, 30′, 26′, 24′; tot: 105′.
Rana Verona – Allianz Milano 3-0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-21) – Rana Verona: Christenson 1, Mozic 14, Cortesia 8, Ferreira Souza 16, Keita 18, Vitelli 2, Staforini (L), Zingel 1, Gironi 1, D’Amico (L), Glatz 0. N.E. Planinsic, Sani, Nedeljkovic. All. Soli. Allianz Milano: Kreling 0, Otsuka 5, Masulovic 6, Reggers 5, Ichino 8, Caneschi 7, Corbetta (L), Catania (L), Barbanti 2, Lindqvist 1, Rotty 0, Di Martino 0. N.E. Masajedi, Benacchio. All. Piazza. ARBITRI: Brancati, Cerra. NOTE – durata set: 23′, 24′, 28′; tot: 75′.
Sir Susa Scai Perugia – Vero Volley Monza 3-1 (21-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-17) – Sir Susa Scai Perugia: Giannelli 4, Plotnytskyi 13, Crosato 2, Ben Tara 15, Semeniuk 17, Russo 12, Ishikawa (L), Dzavoronok 0, Solé 8, Gaggini 0, Colaci (L). N.E. Argilagos, Cvanciger. All. Lorenzetti. Vero Volley Monza: Zimmermann 1, Atanasov 18, Mosca 7, Frascio 19, Rohrs 7, Beretta 8, Pisoni (L), Velichkov 1, Scanferla (L), Larizza 0. N.E. Mapelli, Ciampi, Knipe. All. Eccheli. ARBITRI: Pozzato, Caretti, Adamo. NOTE – durata set: 30′, 27′, 29′, 28′; tot: 114′.
Next Round
Quarterfinals Game 2 Play Off Scudetto Credem Banca
Sabato 14 marzo 2026, ore 18.00
Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza – Valsa Group Modena
Domenica 15 marzo 2026, ore 17.00
Vero Volley Monza – Sir Susa Scai Perugia
Domenica 15 marzo 2026, ore 18.00
Cucine Lube Civitanova – Itas Trentino
Domenica 15 marzo 2026, ore 19.00
Allianz Milano – Rana Verona
