In the match between Cisterna Volley and Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina (3-0), the Pontines dominated throughout the encounter.
Starting with a strong opening, they gave no chance to Grottazzolina, easily winning the first set 25-18.
In the second set, the score was catastrophic for the newcomers to the Italian elite (25-12), and the last set ended 25-19, with the hosts demonstrating solid play in attack and defense. Particularly impressive was Cisterna's Tarumi, who was named MVP of the match thanks to his 13 points and 73% attack efficiency.

Grottazzolina, for their part, failed to cope with the pressure. After leveling at 15-15 in the first set, they could not maintain their level of play and made too many errors, including 9 from serve. Despite some good moments from Zwanziger and Vecchi, who showed inspiration, it was not enough to stop the surging Cisterna. The absence of key scorer Petkovic was felt in the visitors' ranks.

Tatarov finished with a modest 9 points (2 blocks), as his efforts in blocking and attack were not enough to bring the team back into the game.Denislav Bardarov also entered the game in the second set, playing in the unusual position of opposite, but did not score any points.
Grottazzolina's next match in the series for fifth place, which grants a ticket to the Challenge Cup, is on April 13th and is an away game against the Padua team.