The Bulgarian international is among the best servers in the history of the tournament, and on November 14, he will once again meet the opponent against whom he achieved the impressive feat in Trieste.
Aleksandar Nikolov scored 6 direct points from serve against Verona in the semi-final in Trieste on February 28, 2026, which equaled the second-best achievement in a single match in the tournament.
The data was published by the Italian Volleyball League (Lega Pallavolo Serie A) on the eve of the 31st edition of the Supercup, which will take place on November 14 and 15 in the PalaRaschi hall in Parma.
Interestingly, only eight and a half months after the match in Trieste, Nikolov and Lube Civitanova will once again face Verona in a semi-final of the same tournament.
Six aces and 26 points were not enough for Nikolov against Verona.
On February 28, 2026, Lube lost to Verona with a score of 1:3 (25:27, 28:30, 25:17, 21:25) in the Supercup semi-final in Trieste.
Despite the defeat, Aleksandar Nikolov played an exceptionally strong match and finished as the top scorer on the court with 26 points, including 6 aces. The third set was particularly impressive, in which the Bulgarian receiver scored four direct points from serve and helped Lube win 25:17.

Verona, who had earlier in the season won the Italian Cup, qualified for the final, but on March 1, lost to Perugia with a score of 1:3 (27:25, 22:25, 21:25, 22:25).
Now Lube and Verona will once again compete for a place in the final.
Ivan Zaytsev remains unreachable with 7 aces.
The absolute record for direct points from serve in a single Supercup match belongs to Ivan Zaytsev. The Italian international scored 7 aces in the 2012/13 season final, when Lube defeated Trento in five sets.
Besides Aleksandar Nikolov, the 6-ace mark has been reached by Wilfredo Leon, who has two such performances, and the Brazilian Darlan, who achieved this with Verona in the 2025/26 season.
Leon holds the record for points, Podrascanin for blocks.
The historical data from Lega Pallavolo Serie A shows that Wilfredo Leon remains the highest-scoring volleyball player in a single Supercup match. In the 2020/21 season, he scored 31 points in the final with Perugia.
He is followed by Ivan Zaytsev, Earvin Ngapeth, and Luca Vettori, each with 30 points in a separate match.
In blocks, the record belongs to former Serbian international Marko Podrascanin, who has been the sports director of Lube Civitanova since June 2026. He recorded 8 successful blocks in the 2016/17 season final, when he played for Perugia, but the trophy was won by Modena.
Two players have 7 blocks in a single match: the Brazilian Riad Garcia Pires Ribeiro, who achieved this with Trento in the 2008/09 season final, and Daniele Mazzone, who recorded the same achievement for Modena in the semi-final against Lube in the 2019/20 season.
Four teams in the battle for the trophy in Parma.
The 31st edition of the Supercup will feature champions Perugia, Italian Cup winners Verona, vice-champions Lube Civitanova, and Cup finalists Trento.
Program in Bulgarian time:
November 14, Saturday - semifinals
4:30 PM - Perugia - Trento
7:00 PM - Verona - Lube Civitanova
November 15, Sunday - final
7:00 PM - Winners of the semifinals
The semifinals will be broadcast on Rai Sport and VBTV, and the final on Rai 2 and VBTV.

photos: Nikolay Varadinov