Diatec Trentino got themselves back on track this week with a five-set comeback win over Top Volley Latina in front of their home crowd. Azimut Modena also fought through a tough five-set battle in their regular match-up against Revivre Milano.
It was a week of away wins, as four teams picked up wins on the road, including top-of-the-league Sir Safety Conad Perugia over Vibo Valentia.
Cucine Lube Civitanova caught up on their matches this week with a five-set battle against Wixo LPR Piacenza.
Round 8 Scores
*Winners are bolded
| Round 8 – November 19 | |||
| Home Team | Visiting Team | Facility | Score |
| Diatec Trentino | Top Volley Latina | Palatrento |
3-2, (23-25, 22-25, 25-20, 25-20, 15-10)
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| Azimut Modena | Revivre Milano | PalaSport G. Panini |
3-2, (25-19, 21-25, 25-21, 26-28, 15-11)
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| Wixo LPR Piacenza | Kioene Padova | Pala Banca |
3-1, (25-20, 26-24, 17-25, 25-20)
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| Gi Group Monza | Cucine Lube Civitanova | Candy Arena |
3-1, (25-20, 25-22, 20-25, 25-23)
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| Vibo Valentia | Sir Safety Conad Perugia | Pala Valentia |
3-0, (25-13, 25-23, 25-23)
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| Bunge Ravenna | BCC Castellana Grotte | Pala De Andre |
3-0, (25-19, 25-19, 25-23)
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| Biosi Indexa Sora | Calzedonia Verona | Palasport “City of Frosinone” |
3-0, (25-20, 29-27, 25-23)
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| Cucine Lube Civitanova | Wixo LPR Piacenza | Eurosuole Forum |
3-2, (25-22, 18-25, 22-25, 25-18, 15-12)
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Despite a loss to Azimut Modena, Nimir Abdel-Aziz was the top-performer of the week with 30 points on 24 kills along with five aces and one block. Earvin Ngapeth was the leading scorer for Azimut Modena with 14 points while Giulio Sabbi and Maarten Van Garderen added another 15 and 12 points, repectively.
After falling behind 0-2, Diatec Trentino rallied back to take a five-set win over Top Volley Latina. Luca Vettori put down a team-best 20 points. Four other players recorded double-digit points for Diatec – Nicholas Hoag (17), Eder Carbonera (16), Filippo Lanza (12) and Uros Kovacevic (10).
Top Performers
Team
- Hitting efficiency – Sir Safety Conad Perugia (58.7%)
- Reception efficiency – Sir Safety Conad Perugia (39.6%)
- Blocks – Diatec Trentino (19)
- Points – Diatec Trentino (86)
- Aces – Azimut Modena & Revivre Milano (11)
Individual
- Points – Nimir Abdel-Aziz (Revivre Milano) – 30 points
- Kills – Nimir Abdel-Aziz (Revivre Milano) – 24 kills
- Aces – Nimir Abdel-Aziz (Revivre Milano) – 5 aces
- Blocks -Eder Carbonera (Diatec Trentino) – 8 blocks
MVPS
- Earvin Ngapeth – Azimut Modena
- Luigi Randazzo – Kioene Padova
- Jenia Grebennikov – Cucine Lube Civitanova
- Aleksandar Atanzijevic – Sir Safety Conad Perugia
- Enrico Diamantini – Bunge Ravenna
- Toncek Stern – Calzedonia Verona
- Eder Carbonera – Diatec Trentino
Rankings
- Sir Safety Conad Perugia – 24
- Cucine Lube Civitanova – 23
- Azimut Modena – 20
- Bunge Ravenna – 17
- Wixo LPR Piacenza & Kioene Padova – 13
- Calzedonia Verona – 12
- Revivre Milano, Diatec Trentino & Top Volley Latina – 9
- Vibo Valentia – 8
- Gi Group Monza – 6
- BCC Castellana Grotte – 4
- Biosi Indexa Sora – 1
Next Rounds Schedule
| Round 9 – November 26 | ||
| Home Team | Visiting Team | Facility |
| Cucine Lube Civitanova | Sir Safety Conad Perugia | Eurosuole Forum |
| Calzedonia Verona | Gi Group Monza | AGSM Forum |
| Wixo LPR Piacenza | Diatec Trentino | Pala Banca |
| Vibo Valentia | Azimut Modena | Pala Valentia |
| Top Volley Latina | Bunge Ravenna | PalaBianchini |
| Revivre Milano | Biosi Indexa Sora | PalaYamamay |
| BCC Castellana Grotte | Kioene Padova | PalaFlorio |
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