Alex Nikolov's one-match suspension directly impacted the battle for the top scorer in Lega Pallavolo Serie A1 – men, 2025/2026 season. In the last round of the calendar year, the Bulgarian international finished with 21 points in the victory over Piacenza, while Ferre Reggers erupted with 28 points against Padova, allowing the Belgian to increase his lead at the top of the individual standings.
After the matches played up to the 2nd round of the second half of the season, the scoring standings look like this:
| Pos. | Player | Position | Team | Matches | Sets | Points | Points/set | Break points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferre Reggers | Opposite | Allianz Milano | 13 | 49 | 272 | 5,55 | 97 |
| 2 | Aleksandar Nikolov | Outside Hitter | Cucine Lube Civitanova | 12 | 46 | 251 | 5,46 | 92 |
| 3 | Noumeri Keita | Outside Hitter | Rana Verona | 13 | 44 | 214 | 4,86 | 81 |
The numbers clearly show how minimal the difference in efficiency between the top two is. Reggers leads by 21 points overall, butpoints per game– 5.55 versus 5.46 – indicate an extremely close level. However, Nikolov's absence in one match weighs heavily in the competition, especially with equivalent stats in break points (97 versus 92). Keita remains a solid third, but currently lags noticeably both in overall production and average performance per game.
Expectations are that the battle at the top will intensify, as the differences are such that one strong match could overturn the standings as early as the next round.
