The first week of the Italian men’s Superleague has concluded with Italian Super Cup winners, Sir Safety Conad Perugia, winning their match easily in three. Each of the 16 teams competed in week one and will keep things rolling when they pick up competition again on October 22. There were four road wins on the day – Revivre Milano, Cucine Lube Civitanova, Wixo LPR Piacenza and Calzedonia Verona.
Week 1 Scores
Winning team is bolded
| Week 1 – October 15 | |||
| Home Team | Visiting Team | Facility | Score |
| Diatec Trentino | Revivre Milano | Palatrento |
3-2, (25-22, 20-25, 25-20, 19-25, 15-13)
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| Sir Safety Conad Perugia | Kioene Padova | PalaEvangelisti |
3-0, (25-17, 25-16, 25-22)
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| Azimut Modena | BCC Castellana Grotte | PalaSport G. Panini |
3-0, (25-16, 25-15, 26-24)
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| Gi Group Monza | Biosi Indexa Sora | Candy Arena |
3-1, (17-25, 25-17, 25-16, 25-21)
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| Vibo Valentia | Cucine Lube Civitanova | Pala Valentia |
3-1, (25-23, 25-22, 22-25, 25-23)
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| Bunge Ravenna | Wixo LPR Piacenza | Pala De Andre |
3-2, (22-25, 13-25, 25-16, 25-22, 17-15)
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| Top Volley Latina | Calzedonia Verona | PalaBianchini |
3-2, (25-22, 25-22, 22-25, 19-25, 19-17)
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Diatec Trentino has been a struggling force lately, as they looked to bounce back from two losses at the Italian Super Cup last week but found themselves on the losing end of their opening match of the Italian Superleauge. Revivre Milano played their match without fear, looking to Nimir Abdel-Aziz for the win as he put down 26 points and was named the MVP of the match. Milano also contributed 11 aces in the win.
Sir Safety opened up the season on a strong note and in front of a home crowd of 3,500 fans. The team was led by Aleksandar Atansijevic with 16 points and was named the MVP of the match.
Thomas Jaeschke stepped up for Calzedonia in their five-set win over Top Volley Latina with 26 points in the match. Despite the win, Top Volley was awarded the MVP of the match in Sasha Starovic with his 21 point performance.
Team Bests
- Hitting percentage (63.6%) – Azimut Modena
- Reception percentage (38.7% perfect) – Calzedonia Verona
- Blocks (12) – Diatec Trentino
- Points (79) – Calzedonia Verona
- Aces (11) – Cucine Lube Civitanova and Revivre Milano
Top Individual Performances
- Points (26) – Nimir Abdel-Aziz (Revivre Milano) and Thomas Jaeschke (Calzedonia Verona)
- Attacks (22) – Thomas Jaeschke (Calzedonia Verona)
- Aces (5) – Taylor Sander (Cucine Lube Civitanova)
- Blocks (5) – Matteo Piano (Revivre Milano)
Up Next
| Week 2 – October 22 | ||
| Home Team | Visiting Team | Facility |
| Cucine Lube Civitanova | Bunge Ravenna | Eurosuole Forum |
| Calzedonia Verona | Sir Safety Conad Perugia | AGSM Forum |
| Wixo LPR Piacenza | Vibo Valentia | Pala Banca |
| Kioene Padova | Diatec Trentino | Kioene Arena |
| Biosi Indexa Sora | Azimut Modena | Palasport “City of Frosinone” |
| Revivre Milano | Gi Group Monza | PalaYamamay |
| BCC Castellana Grotte | Top Volley Latina | PalaFlorio |
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