Game 5 between Macerata and Piacenza, which will take place on Friday night in Ancona, is a tough one to call.
The four preceding encounters proved how tight it was and that it could easily go either way. Still, if there was to be an advantage, it would be for Zlatanov and co, who have the momentum following their big win four days ago. The winner will face Trentino in the final.
SEMI FINALS RESULTS AND SCHEDULE
GAME 1
Lube Banca Marche Macerata – Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza 3-0 (25-22; 25-15; 25-18)
Itas Diatec Trentino – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 3-2 (25-19; 25-18; 30-32; 21-25; 15-10)
GAME 2
Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza – Lube Banca Marche Macerata 3-2 (20-25; 25-22; 20-25; 28-26; 15-11)
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – Itas Diatec Trentino 2-3 (23-25; 20-25; 25-13; 25-17; 8-15)
GAME 3
Lube Banca Marche Macerata – Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza 0-3 (20-25; 20-25; 19-25)
Itas Diatec Trentino – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 3-1 (20-25; 25-21; 25-12; 25-20)
GAME 4
Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza – Lube Banca Marche Macerata 0-3 (23-25; 18-25; 24-26)
GAME 5
Friday 1 May at 3.45
Lube Banca Marche Macerata – Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza LIVE ON SKY SPORT 2
(Saltalippi – Santi)
LUBE BANCA MARCHE MACERATA – COPRA NORDMECCANICA PIACENZA
(2-2)
In Regular Season: Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza – Lube Banca Marche Macerata 2-3. Lube Banca Marche Macerata – Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza 2-3.
In TIM Cup A1 2008/09: Lube Banca Marche Macerata – Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza 3-1.
Natale Monopoli (Lube Banca Marche Macerata): “Impossible to make a prediction. It has been an unpredictable series and therefore a tight one, it will be even tighter in this fifth game. We are extremely motivated, Monday’s win gave us a lot of confidence, but we will face a very eager Piacenza team too. Both teams have the same chances to go through. We really want to make it to the final, this would represent yet another great achievement this season, as we have already gathered two trophies beside the first place in the regular season and the Champions League Final Four”.
Giovanni Rossi (Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza): “Given the circumstances, it will definitely be a very difficult game for us, we have to consider it the fifth set of a very long game, like a true final. We wanted to play a great semi final series and that’s what we did, now we are ready to play the last set”.
