Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza defeated Rana Verona! 🔥🏐
Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza won the first match of the quarter-final series, defeating coach Radostin Stoychev's Rana Verona away with a score of 3:1. The hosts started strong, trying to pull ahead in the score, but Piacenza managed to catch up. At the end of the set, the guests took the upper hand and won. Verona equalized the score in the second set, but in the third, Piacenza dominated and took the lead again. The fourth set was even, but Piacenza managed to pull ahead in the score and win the match. Maar was named MVP with 19 points, including 2 aces. 🏅
Just hours before the opening whistle of the match, Verona Volley announced that the team's captain Rok Možič will not be available for the first playoff match against Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza due to muscle discomfort! 😞
Results from the first matches:
📅Saturday, March 8:
✅ Sir Susa Vim Perugia - Valsa Group Modena 3-1 (23-25, 32-30, 25-22, 25-18)
✅ Itas Trentino - Cisterna Volley 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-14)
📅Sunday, March 9:
✅ Cucine Lube Civitanova - Allianz Milano 2-3 (29-27, 23-25, 25-18, 23-25, 15-17)
✅ Rana Verona - Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza 1-3 (23-25, 25-23, 17-25, 20-25)
🏐 Itas Trentino leads 1-0 in the series
🏐 Sir Susa Vim Perugia leads 1-0 in the series
🏐 Allianz Milano leads 1-0 in the series
🏐 Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza leads 1-0 in the series
Program of the second quarterfinal matches:
📅Sunday, March 16:
🕓 16:00: Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza - Rana Verona
🕔 17:00: Allianz Milano - Cucine Lube Civitanova
🕕 18:00: Cisterna Volley - Itas Trentino
🕖 19:00: Valsa Group Modena - Sir Susa Vim Perugia
Playoff format:
🏆 The playoffs for the title involvethe top 8 teamsfrom the SuperLega after the end of the regular season. All rounds (quarterfinals, semifinals, final) are playedto 3 wins out of 5 matches.
🏟️ The first, third, and eventual fifth match are played on the home court of the team with a better ranking in the regular season.
🥇 The winner claims the title for2024, and both finalists qualify for theChampions League 2024/2025.
🥉 The losing semifinalists play3rd place play-off.
🔥 The next matches promise even more excitement!
