Lube Civitanova remained in the fight for the final after defeating champions Sir Safety Susa Perugia 3:2 as a guest – (25:23, 20:25, 30:28, 22:25, 16:14) in an epic match that lasted almost three hours. Thus, the series becomes 2:1 for Perugia, and the next clash is on April 20th in Civitanova.
Considered an underdog before the season due to its rejuvenated squad, Lube once again demonstrated character and a lion's heart. They led in the first set with 25:23, snatched the third set, the result of which was largely determined by the Chinienese – Luepke duo, and finished in the tie-break with blocks by Adis Lagumdzija, who stopped Plotnytskyi twice!🧱🔥 The Turkish national became 🏐MVP

⚠️ Match of errors – 43 for Perugia, 44 for Lube, but the guests forged the victory with two more blocks in the tie-break (3/5).

⭐Alex Nikolov, who started the match but was replaced by Eric Luepke, made a crucial contribution in the fifth set, scoring two key points, one at 8:7 for Perugia, and also added a block to give his team an 8:9 lead. Our national player finished with 8 points (2 blocks, 2 aces) 👏

🎯 Top scorer in the match: Ben Tara (Perugia) – 18 points (2 blocks,5 aces)
➡️ More for the hosts:

• Semenyuk – 15 pts. (1 ace)

• Plotnytskyi – 13 pts. (1 block, 3 aces)

• Sole – 11 pts. (3 blocks)

🏐 For the winners from Lube:

• Luepke – 12 pts.

• Lagumdzija – 11 pts. (2 blocks, 1 ace)

• Bottolo – 11 pts. (1 block, 2 aces)
  
  
  Perugia – Cucine Lube Civitanova 2-3 (23-25, 25-20, 28-30, 25-22, 14-16)
  
  Perugia: Giannelli 8, Plotnytskyi 13, Sole 11, Ben Tara 18, Semeniuk 15, Russo 7, Piccinelli (L), Zoppellari 0, Herrera Jaime 0, Colaci (L), Ishikawa 0. Unused: Cardenas, Candellaro, Usorich.
  Coach: Lorenzetti.
  Cucine Lube Civitanova: Boninfante 4, Bottolo 11, Gargiulo 10, Lagumdzija 11,Nikolov 8, Chinenyeze 8, Lekpi 12, Orduna 0, Bisotto (L), Hossein Khanzade 3, D'Amico 2, Larizza 0. Unused: Tenorio, Dolcini.
  Coach: Medei.
  Game durations: 34', 32', 39', 34', 24'; total: 163'.