Vero Volley Monza recorded a decisive away victory against Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina with a 3:0 (25:20, 25:18, 25:19) score in a match from the Italian SuperLega.
For the hosts, this was their 18th loss since the start of the championship, with the team remaining last in the standings with just 5 points.
At the core of Monza's clean victory was stable offensive play and better control over key moments in each set.
Martin Atanasov was once again among the brightest figures for the visitors and finished as the second highest scorer on his team with:
14 points
+5 efficiency
1 ace, 1 block
43% positive reception
63% attack success rate
The most points for Monza were scored by German international Eric Röhrs – 15, and a strong contribution was also made by:
Kristian Padar – 13
Thomas Beretta – 10
Bulgarian outside hitter Jasmin Velichkov did not enter the game, which means he remains without the opportunity to approach the symbolic 100-point mark in the championship.
To reach it, he still needs 18 points.
A key moment for the hosts proved to be the severe injury of opposite hitter Emir Gozadeh. The Iranian suffered a serious injury at the beginning of the second set and left the court on a stretcher, having scored only 5 points until then.
In attack for Grottazzolina, the only player with a double-digit score was Magalini
– 10 points.
Georgi Tatarov finished with:
9 points
-1 efficiency
1 block
50% positive reception
44% attack efficiency
Once again, we did not see national player Iliya Petkov in action, whose injury has clearly not yet subsided. Interestingly, he was present with the team, dressed as a libero, but did not appear on the court.
With this success, Monza took a serious step towards the playoffs, increasing their lead over Padua, who are ninth and play tomorrow against Perugia.
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