The second week of the Italian Men’s Superleague play has concluded with Sir Safety Conad Perugia and Azimut Modena sitting at the top of the rankings with six points after sweeping both of their opponents.
Cucine Lube Civitanova and Bunge Ravenna were unable to compete in their match due to an unforeseen illness from a fan that required immediate rescue and resuscitation maneuvers – the fan later had been reported to have died. The match was postponed due to the incident, not allowing the two squads to compete in their regularly scheduled meeting. The match has been rescheduled for November 22.
Week 2 Scores
*Winners are bolded
| Week 2 – October 22 | |||
| Home Team | Visiting Team | Facility | Score |
| Cucine Lube Civitanova | Bunge Ravenna | Eurosuole Forum | Postponed |
| Calzedonia Verona | Sir Safety Conad Perugia | AGSM Forum |
3-0, (25-16, 25-21, 25-19)
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| Wixo LPR Piacenza | Vibo Valentia | Pala Banca |
3-2, (23-25, 25-20, 25-23, 24-26, 15-10)
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| Kioene Padova | Diatec Trentino | Kioene Arena |
3-1, (25-21, 25-19, 17-25, 25-23)
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| Biosi Indexa Sora | Azimut Modena | Palasport “City of Frosinone” |
3-0, (25-22, 25-23, 25-22)
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| Revivre Milano | Gi Group Monza | PalaYamamay |
3-1, (25-20, 25-23, 20-25, 25-21)
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| BCC Castellana Grotte | Top Volley Latina | PalaFlorio |
3-1, (25-22, 20-25, 25-17, 25-22)
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For Sir Safety, Aleksander Atanasijevic was named the MVP of the match for his strong performance against Calzedonia Verona that included 17 points in front of a crowd of 4,435 fans. Coming from another unbeaten squad so far, Filippo Lanza led Diatec Trentino to a four-set squabble over Kioene Padova with 20 points.
Azimut Modena rolled to their second straight sweep in the league behind a strong setting performance from Bruno Rezende who led the team late to victory over Biosi Indexa Sora.
Top Performers
Team
- Attack efficiency – Sir Safety (64%)
- Reception efficiency – BCC Castellana Grotte (50%)
Individuals
- Points: Nimir Abdel-Aziz (Revivre Milano) – 28 points
- Kills: Trevor Clevenot (Wixo LPR Piacenza) – 23 kills
- Aces: Nimir Abdel-Aziz (Revivre Milano0 – 6 aces
- Blocks: Athos Ferreira Costa (BCC Castellana Grotte) and Edoardo Caneschi (Biosi Indexa Sora) – 5 blocks
MVPS
- Aleksandar Atanasijevic (Sir Safety)
- Simone Parodi (Wixo LPR Piacenza)
- Filippo Lanza (Diatec Trentino)
- Bruno Rezende (Azimut Modena)
- Nimir Abdel-Aziz (Revivre Milano)
- Bruno Canuto (BCC Castellana Grotte)
Rankings
- Sir Safety Conad Perugia and Azimut Modena (6)
- Revivre Milano (5)
- Wixo LPR Piacenza and Diatec Trentino (4)
- Cucine Lube Civitanova, Gi Group Monza and BCC Castellana Grotte (3)
- Calzedonia Verona (2)
- Bunge Ravenna, Top Volley Latina and Vibo Valentia (1)
- Biosi Indexa Sora and Kione Padova (0)
Next Weeks Schedule
The competition switches up its usual Sunday matches with a mid-week showing on Wednesday evening and Thursday matches. See the Wednesday matches below:
| Week 3 – October 25 | ||
| Home Team | Visiting Team | Facility |
| Azimut Modena | Gi Group Monza | PalaSport G. Panini |
| Wixo LPR Piacenza | Sir Safety Conad Perugia | Pala Banca |
| Vibo Valentia | Kioene Padova | Pala Valentia |
| Bunge Ravenna | Diatec Trentino | Pala De Andre |
| Biosi Indexa Sora | Top Volley Latina | Palasport “City of Frosinone” |
| Revivre Milano | Cucine Lube Civitanova | PalaYamamay |
| BCC Castellana Grotte | Calzedonia Verona | PalaFlorio |
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