Allianz (Milan) suffered a dramatic loss in their away match against Rana (Verona) in the fourth round of the Italian SuperLega. The team led by Guillermo Falasca lost 2:3 (25:22, 25:22, 23:25, 18:25, 10:15), despite taking a 2:0 lead in sets.
Bulgarian international Georgi Tatarov entered briefly in the fourth set for Milan but remained without a point.
The visitors controlled the first two sets, but Verona gradually turned the tide of the match. The hosts snatched the third set 25:23, equalized after 25:18, and in the tie-break, they led 8:5 at the change of ends and closed the match 15:10.
The big hero for the winners was Malian international Noumory Keita, who scored 31 points and was named MVP.
For Milan, the top scorer was Belgian opposite Basil Derom with 20 points, followed by Japanese receiver Otsuka with 17.
Milan's next challenge is on November 8, when in a "Bulgarian" derby, the team hosts Lube (Civitanova) with Aleksandar and Simeon Nikolov.
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