The dream of a 20th consecutive home victory in the regular season fell apart for Cucine Lube Civitanova. The "Biancorossi" lost to Sir Susa Vim Perugia by 1:3 sets (17:25, 19:25, 25:22, 14:25) in the 17th round, complicating their fight for a spot in the Top 4.

After a streak of 19 consecutive home victories in the regular season, which began after February 25, 2024, Lube was stopped by the excellently organized Perugia team. Aleksandar Nikolov was the top scorer for the hosts with 19 points, but it was not enough against their more effective opponent.

For the visitors, setter Simone Giannelli orchestrated the game, while Kamil Semeniuk earned MVP honors with 16 points and 64% attack efficiency.

Ben Tara (15) and Plotnytskyi (11) were also strong. Perugia excelled in attack, blocking, and serving, closing out the match in four sets.

Lube faces a quick "restart" - an away game against Warsaw in the Champions League on January 21, and in the league - a visit to Allianz Milano on January 25.

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