Italian Men: Modena Narrowly Escapes Monza In Five Setter

Week 16 in the UnipolSai Italian Men’s League, there was just one road win, as Azimut Modena narrowly defeats Gi Group Monza in five sets.

Round 16 Scores

*Winners are bolded

Tine Urnaut saved Azimut Modena from a five-set loss with 23 points while Earvin Ngapeth added another 18 in the team’s win over Gi Group Monza. Also out of Modena is Jennings Franciskovic making a slight return to the game after going down with an injury back in November.

Sir Safety remains on top with a four-set victory over Wixo LPR Piacenza with Cucine Lube Civitanova close behind after their four-set win against Revivre Milano.

Top Performers

Team

• Hitting efficiency – Cucine Lube Civitanova (62.2%)
• Reception efficiency – Cucine Lube Civitanova & Kioene Padova (43.1%)
• Blocks – Azimut Modena (13)
• Points – Azimut Modena (78)
• Aces – Sir Safety Conad Perugia (9)

Individual

• Points – Tine Urnaut (Azimut Modena) – 23 points
• Kills – Nimir Abdel-Aziz (Revivre Milano) & Tine Urnaut (Azimut Modena) – 21 kills
• Aces – Aleksandar Atanasijevic (Sir Safety Conad Perugia) – 4 aces
• Blocks – Carmelo Gitto (Top Volley Latina) & Donovan Dzavoronok (Gi Group Monza) – 4 blocks

MVPS

• Tine Urnaut (Azimut Modena)
• Ivan Zaytsev (Sir Safety Conad Perugia)
• Dragan Travica (Kioene Padova)
• Filippo Lanza (Diatec Trentino)
• Cristian Savani (Top Volley Latina)
• Jenia Grebennikov (Cucine Lube Civitanova)
• Mohammadjavad Manavinezhad (Calzedonia Verona)

Rankings

1. Sir Safety Conad Perugia – 42
2. Cucine Lube Civitanova – 41
3. Azimut Modena – 38
4. Diatec Trentino – 30
5. Calzedonia Verona – 29
6. Kioene Padova – 26
7. Revivre Milano – 25
8. Wixo LPR Piacenza & Bunge Ravenna – 23
9. Top Volley Latina – 18
10. Gi Group Monza – 16
11. Vibo Valentia – 9
12. BCC Castellana Grotte – 7
13. Biosi Indexa Sora – 6

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