Rusi Zhelev and Denis Karyagin and their Banca Macerata Fisiomed surprisingly lost at home to Romeo Sorrento with Preslav Petkov in the squad by 0:3 (13:25, 15:25, 20:25)

The match took place in the hallBanca Macerata ForumThis was a match from the fourth round of Serie A2 Credem Banca.

Macerata returned home after their first loss of the season in Pineto. Before this match, the team had 4 points and two 3:2 victories – against Catania and "Bulgarian" Ravenna.
The guests from Romeo Sorrento, on the other hand, were looking for their first victory in their Serie A2 history. The newcomer had great motivation and a young squad, led by coach Nicola Esposito. Last season, Sorrento won the championship, the Cup, and the Super Cup in Serie A3.

The match surprisingly ended with a convincing success for the guests – 0:3, as Banca Macerata never found its rhythm and was outplayed in all elements. None of the home players surpassed the 10-point mark. Nationals Rusi Zhelev and Denis Karyagin finished with 4 and 5 points, respectively.

For Romeo Sorrento's victory, national player Preslav Petkov contributed 9 points and 2 blocks, while Andrea Baldi was the top scorer with 14 points. Alberto Pol added another 12.

The victory is Sorrento's first in the championship and moved the team to 11th place with 4 points and one win. Macerata remained with 4 points after a second consecutive defeat and ninth place in the provisional standings.