Bulgarian opposite Hristiyan Dimitrov scored 27 points and surpassed the 500-point mark in the Italian Serie A2, but his Ravenna lost at home to league leaders Lagonegro 1:3 (25:20, 22:25, 22:25, 23:25) in a rescheduled match from the third round.
Before the match, Dimitrov was just five points shy of the milestone. With his performance against Lagonegro, the Bulgarian increased his tally to 522 points in Serie A2 and became the top scorer in the match. He also recorded his 100th match in the Italian Serie A across all competitions.
The hosts started hesitantly and fell behind 6:14 in the first set, but made an impressive comeback. Dimitrov was among the key figures in the final rallies, and Ravenna won the set 25:20 after a 19:6 run.
In the second set, his team again seemed close to success after taking a 19:14 lead. However, Lagonegro responded with six consecutive points and equalized after 25:22.
The visitors also snatched the third set with the same score, and in the fourth, Dimitrov continued to keep the intrigue alive until the final rallies. At 21:21, Lagonegro scored two consecutive points and subsequently closed out the match 25:23.
The difference came mainly from blocking, where the visitors had an advantage of 12:7 points. In attack, the two teams were almost equal – 44% success rate for Lagonegro against 43% for Ravenna.
For the winners, Gaetano Penna scored 22 points, and Stefano Armenante added 17 and received the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award.
This was the third consecutive victory for Lagonegro, who lead the standings with a perfect nine points. Ravenna remains with one win and two losses after the first three rounds.

For Dimitrov, the strong performance is a continuation of his successful match against Porto Viro, when he scored 15 points in Ravenna's 3:0 victory. In the first three rounds, the Bulgarian already has a total of 53 points.

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