🔴Lube Civitanova in the semifinals! 🔴
Lube Civitanova defeated Allianz Milano with3:1 (25:17, 17:25, 25:20, 25:22) and closed the series with the same result3:1, qualifying for the semifinals of the Italian SuperLega!
🔥Aleksandar Nikolov once again started as a starter and played the entire match with little interruption, scoring15 points, which ranked him among the team's top scorers.
⚡Matey Kaziyski received less playing time and finished with5 points.
🔹By sets:
✔ 1st set (25:17, Lube)– The team from Marche dominated with an effective attack and strong block (4 direct block points vs 0 for Milan). Lagumdzija led with 6 points, and Podrascanin closed the set with a block.
✔ 2nd set (17:25, Milan)– The team from Lombardy brought the intrigue back, thanks to powerful serving (5 aces) and stable reception. Porro and Reggers were key, and Kaziyski added 5 points.
✔ 3rd set (25:20, Lube)– Kaziyski started as a starter but failed to score. Milan relied on the serves of Porro and Reggers, but Civitanova was more effective in attack (16 pts vs 11) and block (4 vs 1).
✔ 4th set (25:22, Lube)– Lube imposed its will and ended the series! 🔥
🎯Top scorers:
🔴Lube:
✔ Adis Lagumdzija –18 pts.(2 aces)
✔ Mattia Bottolo –15 pts.(4 blocks, 1 ace)
✔ Alex Nikolov –
14 pts.(1 block)
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Milano:
✔ Tatsunori Otsuka –
16 pts. (1 ace)
✔ Matey Kaziyski –
5 pts. (1 ace, 1 block)
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Match statistics:
🏐 Team statistics:
🔵 Milano:
❌ Service errors: 18
💥 Aces: 11
🛑 Blocks: 3
⚡ Attack: 44%
🎯 Reception: 31% (11% perfect)
🔴 Lube Civitanova:
❌ Service errors: 16
💥 Aces: 3
🛑 Blocks: 13
⚡ Attack: 54%
🎯 Reception: 39% (19% perfect)
👥 Spectators: 2,933
🏆 MVP: Bonifante
🔜 The Italian SuperLega semi-finals are set! 🔥🏐 They start on April 6th, with the finalists known by April 24th at the latest.
✔ Lube Civitanova 🆚 Sir Susa Vim Perugia - Lube's participation in European club tournaments in the 2025/26 season is already secured!
✔ Trentino 🆚 Piacenza
🏆 How are the Champions League quotas distributed?
✔ Italian Champion
✔ Finalist
✔ Winner of the 3rd place series
❌ The loser of the bronze medal match will play inCEV Cup
🎟 Milano will play a playoff for theChallenge Cupand 5th place. Last season, Lube did this, reaching the final of the tournament, lost to Bogdanka Luk Lublin of Alex Grozdanov.
🗣Alex Nikolov:"We are extremely happy to have reached the playoff semifinals! 😊 We should be even happier because we won two of the four most important matches away from home. Thus, we finally erased what was a real taboo for us in the first part of the season.
In ten days, the great Perugia awaits us – we must be ready! 💪🔥"
The battle for the scudetto enters a decisive phase! 💥 Who will reach the final? 🤔
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