Italian Men: Calzedonia Verona Fights For 5-Set Win Over Kioene Padova

  0 Carly DeMarque | October 31st, 2017 | Italian League, News, Pro Indoor

The fourth round of the Italian Men’s League has concluded with Sir Safety Conad Perugia remaining in the top position without a loss yet. On the other hand, Cucine Lube Civitanova suffered their first loss of the year against Top Volley Latina in straight sets.

Calzedonia Verona rallied for a five-set win over Kioene Padova, thwarting their momentum in the league as they won their round three match over Vibo Valentia.

Round 4 Scores

*Winning teams are bolded

Week 4 – October 29
Home Team Visiting Team Facility Score
Diatec Trentino BCC Castellana Grotte Palatrento
3-1, (23-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-16)
Sir Safety Conad Perugia Revivre Milano PalaEvangelisti
3-0, (25-19, 25-20, 25-23)
Azimut Modena Wixo LPR Piacenza PalaSport G. Panini
3-0, (25-15, 25-19, 25-23)
Gi Group Monza Vibo Valentia Candy Arena
3-1, (22-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-21)
Bunge Ravenna Biosi Indexa Sora Pala De Andre
3-0, (25-18, 25-18, 25-18)
Top Volley Latina Cucine Lube Civitanova PalaBianchini
3-0, (25-21, 25-22, 28-26)
Kioene Padova Calzedonia Verona Kioene Arena
3-2, (25-20, 22-25, 25-21, 27-29, 15-12)

Diatec Trentino bounced back this week with a four-set win over BCC Castellana Grotte after falling to Bunge Ravenna last week. Filippo Lanza was the top performer in the match with 17 points on a 53% attacking efficiency. The top scorer of the match, however, was Nicholas Hoag with 20 points.

Both Sir Safety Conad Perugia and Azimut Modena remain completely perfect at the start of the season, with four wins now and not having lost a single set. Top Volley Latina continued their winning ways along with Bunge Ravenna, as they won for the second straight week. Vibo Valentia made a round four comeback, after dropping their round three meeting to Kioene Padova.

Calzedonia Verona took down Kioene Padova in a five-set battle where American Thomas Jaeschke led the squad with 20 points in the win.

Top Performers

Team

Individual

MVPS

Rankings

  1. Azimut Modena & Sir Safety Conad Perugia – 12
  2. Bunge Ravenna & Diatec Trentino – 7
  3. Cucine Lube Civitanova & Top Volley Latina – 6
  4. Revivre Milano – 5
  5. Calzedonia Verona, Wixo LPR Piacenza & Vibo Valentia – 4
  6. BCC Castellana Grotte & Gi Group Monza – 3
  7. Biosi Indexa Sora – 1

There are currently four teams that have one less match under their belts – Bunge Ravenna, Cucine Lube Civitanova, Calzedonia Verona and BCC Castellana Grotte. Both teams have had one match postponed this season and once they play their overall rankings could improve or decline.

Next Rounds Schedule

Week 5 – November 1
Home Team Visiting Team Facility
Cucine Lube Civitanova Diatec Trentino Eurosuole Forum
Sir Safety Conad Perugia Gi Group Monza PalaEvangelisti
Calzedonia Verona Azimut Modena AGSM Forum
Top Volley Latina Wixo LPR Piacenza PalaBianchini
Kioene Padova Biosi Indexa Sora Kioene Arena
Revivre Milano Bunge Ravenna PalaYamamay
BCC Castellana Grotte Vibo Valentia PalaFlorio

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