Samuil Valchinov played a good match, but his Macerata recorded their 12th loss in the second tier of the Italian championship. In their away game against Saturnia in Catania, Macerata quickly conceded a 3:0 (25:16, 25:22, 25:20) without being able to offer any significant resistance to the hosts. Saturnia experienced a shock after former national coach Camillo Placi left his position as head coach at the end of last year, but they quickly managed to find a good replacement in the person of Morocco's national coach Paolo Montani.

Sami Valchinov finished with 13 points (2 aces)while Niels Klapwijk added another 13, but they were the only ones to achieve a double-digit score for Macerata, which was not enough for a win. For the hosts, Frenchman Luka Basic was above all with 17 points.
With this loss, Macerata, led by coach Maurizio Castellano, is firmly rooted at the bottom of the table, occupying 12th position.