SuperLega
Valsa Group Modena secured their first win of the SuperLega season by beating Rana Verona 3-1 at the PalaPanini. Verona took the opening set, but the hosts responded with two emphatic 25-16 sets before closing out a tense fourth 28-26.
Luca Porro led Modena with 19 points and made a decisive contribution from the service line, scoring nine of his side's 12 aces. Nik Mujanović added 17 points, while Gabriele Di Martino scored 12 on his first start at the PalaPanini, including seven blocks. Modena finished with 53 per cent in attack and 11 blocks.
Verona, still without Micah Christenson, had a set point at 24-23 in the fourth. Porro levelled the score and then served his ninth ace, but Verona recovered to lead 26-25. Meijs blocked Glatz to put Modena back in front before Rok Možič's attack went into the net. Paul Buchegger scored 17 points for the visitors, who suffered their second defeat of the season. Modena also lost Roberto Russo to a recurrence of a physical problem.
Women's Serie A1
Prosecco DOC A. Carraro Imoco Conegliano continued their flawless start with a 3-0 away win over Il Bisonte Firenze. Daniele Santarelli rotated his line-up, but his side prevailed 25-21, 25-19, 25-21 and have yet to drop a set in the league.
Gabi was named MVP after scoring a match-high 14 points. Adigwe finished with 13 and Manfredini with 12, while Damaske led Firenze with 11. The home side drew level at 21-21 in the first set, only for Conegliano to score the final four points, and the visitors again pulled clear in the closing stages of the third.
In the two early matches of the sixth round, Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri '76 swept Laica Cioccolato UYBA 3-0 for a third consecutive win. Ilaria Spirito was MVP, Nervini scored 18 points and Nemeth 16, while Gray returned to court eight months after a knee injury.
CBF Balducci HR Macerata beat Granda Volley Cuneo 3-1 to claim their second victory of the season. MVP Decortes scored 28 points as Macerata dominated the fourth set 25-15 and moved to six points.
Italian Transfer News
Sir Susa Scai Perugia president Gino Sirci has confirmed that the club are in contact with the agent of Japanese outside hitter Ran Takahashi as they plan for the 2027/28 season. Takahashi joined Bogdanka LUK Lublin this season after two years with the Suntory Sunbirds.
Sirci said Kamil Semeniuk had expressed a wish to return to Poland after five years, prompting Perugia to consider possible replacements. Reports have linked Semeniuk with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, but Sirci did not confirm that the player had signed for a Polish club.
Abroad
Magdalena Stysiak scored 26 points and received the VivaVôlei award as Osasco São Cristóvão Saúde beat Sancor Londrina 3-0. The Polish opposite attacked at close to 60 per cent and was Osasco's only player in double figures as the Brazilian side recorded a third win in as many Superliga matches.
Beach Volleyball
Margherita Coretti and Micol Lafuenti completed Pool D at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games with three wins from three. The Italian pair beat Japan's Kato and Nakagawa 21-15, 21-8, then defeated Nigeria's Pamela and Joy 21-15, 21-16. Those victories followed Saturday's straight-sets win over Egypt's Karma and Marwa.
