The negative series for Bulgarian volleyball players in the Italian Serie A1 continued in the last round of the regular season. All three teams with Bulgarian participation Cucine Lube Civitanova, Vero Volley Monza, and Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina recorded losses, with only Monza and Grottazzolina managing to secure a ranking point after a tie-break.

Cucine Lube Civitanova lost their away game against Allianz Milano, which also affected their standing the team remains in 6th place with 31 points after 18 played matches.

Monza Cuneo 2:3

MA Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo Vero Volley Monza
2:3 (27:25,22:25,20:25,25:23,15:8)

Monza dramatically lost their visit to Cuneo, after failing to hold onto a 2:1 game lead.

Individual performance

• For Cuneo:

  • Ivan Zaytsev 18 points, MVP

  • Strehlau 22 points

  • Ferrol 24 points

• For Monza:

  • Martin Atanasov 16 points, +4, 48% attack efficiency

  • R røhrs 20 points

  • Padar 13 points

  • Velichkov appeared sporadically from the second set until the end, with no points scored.

Grottazzolina Padova 2:3

Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina Sonepar Padova
2:3 (25:22,20:25,20:25,25:23,11:15)

Grottazzolina again left empty-handed at home, despite managing to take the match to a fifth set.

Individual performance

• For Grotazzolina:

  • Tatarov – 15 points, -3, 1 block, 48% in attack

  • Golzadeh – 27 points

  • Magalini – 16 points

• For Padua:

  • Masulović – 20 points

  • Gardini – 15 points

  • Held – 13 points

  • Boris Nachev did not appear in the game

Standings after 18 rounds

Grottazzolina remains firmly at the bottom with just one win and 5 points, as problems in decisive sets are recurring. Monza continues to seek stability and is dangerously close to the relegation zone. Padua secured valuable two points away, even though they did not use Boris Nachev, and maintained a minimal distance from the bottom spots.