Italian Men: Lube Downs Only Unbeaten Team Sir Safety In Sweep

Cucine Lube Civitanova took down the last remaining undefeated team in the Italian Men’s league in a convincing three-set sweep.

Overall, there were no five-set matches in week nine, with just one match needing more than three sets – Calzedonia Verona faltered in the third set to Gi Group Monza but quickly recouped to take the fourth set and the match.

Round 9 Scores

*Winners are bolded

Taylor Sander and Osmany Juantorena were the top performers for Cucine Lube Civitanova in their sweep over Sir Safety Conad Perugia. Each player contributed 13 points in the win while Tsvetan Sokolov added another 11.

Diatec Trentino has continued their upswing in the league with a sweep over Wixo LPR Piacenza. Nicholas Hoag led the way with 14 points in the win while Filippo Lanza recorded another 12.

Top Performers

Team

• Hitting efficiency – Cucine Lube Civitanova (58.6%)
• Reception efficiency – Cucine Lube Civitanova (47.8%)
• Blocks – Kioene Padova (11)
• Points – Calzedonia Verona (66)
• Aces – Revivre Milano (10)

Individual

• Points – Nimir Abdel-Aziz (Revivre Milano) – 21 points
• Kills – Disan Petkovic (Biosi Indexa Sora) & Paul Buchegger (Bunge Ravenna) – 17 kills
• Aces – Nimir Abdel-Aziz (Revivre Milano) – 6 aces
• Blocks – Alberto Polo (Kioene Padova) – 5 blocks

MVPS

• Taylor Sander (Cucine Lube Civitanova)
• Mohammadjavad Manavinezhad (Calzedonia Verona)
• Simone Giannelli (Diatec Trentino)
• Earvin Ngapeth (Azimut Modena)
• Erik Shoji (Top Volley Latina)
• Nimir Abdel-Aziz (Revivre Milano)
• Lazar Cirovic (Kioene Padova)

Rankings

1. Cucine Lube Civitanova – 26
2. Sir Safety Conad Perugia – 24
3. Azimut Modena – 23
4. Bunge Ravenna – 17
5. Kioene Padova – 16
6. Calzedonia Verona – 15
7. Wixo LPR Piacenza – 13
8. Revivre Milano, Diatec Trentino, Top Volley Latina – 12
9. Vibo Valentia – 8
10. Gi Group Monza – 6
11. BCC Castellana Grotte – 4
12.  Biosi Indexa Sora – 1

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