Daily Volleyball News - November 8: Perugia win in Trento, Conegliano stay perfect

SuperLega: Perugia rally past Trentino as Civitanova stay perfect

Sir Susa Scai Perugia twice came from a set down to beat Itas Trentino 3-2 (22-25, 25-17, 23-25, 25-16, 15-8), winning the clash between two unbeaten sides at the BTS Arena.

Trentino edged the first and third sets, but Perugia responded convincingly each time. After falling 2-1 behind, the visitors took command, conceding just 24 points across the final two sets to complete the comeback.

Reggers led Perugia with 26 points, supported by Plotnytskyi with 22 and Semeniuk with 18. Michieletto scored 23 for Trentino, while Faure added 16. The 124-minute contest offered both teams a demanding test ahead of their Super Cup semi-final in Parma on 14 November.

Cucine Lube Civitanova maintained their maximum-points start with an emphatic 3-0 victory at Allianz Milano (25-18, 25-19, 25-14), wrapping up their fifth consecutive win in just 72 minutes.

Lube fired 10 aces and converted 53 per cent of their attacks to move to 15 points from five matches. Milano, without Otsuka, struggled to build any sustained pressure and finished with a positive reception rate below 33 per cent.

Giovanni Gargiulo earned MVP honours with 13 points, converting 61 per cent of his attacks. Eric Loeppky contributed 11 points, including five aces, while Aleksandar Nikolov also finished with 11.

Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza took all three points against Rana Verona, winning 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 26-24) despite tight finishes in every set.

Bovolenta was named MVP after scoring 14 points, while Gutiérrez gave Piacenza stability in reception, handling 21 serves without an error. The service line proved decisive: Piacenza struck seven aces to Verona’s two, while the visitors paid for 21 service errors.

Elsewhere, Pallavolo Padova won 3-1 away to Cisterna Volley, with Golzadeh contributing 21 points. Tinet Prata di Pordenone swept Acqua Sant’Anna Cuneo 3-0 as Klets scored 26 points to share the round’s highest tally with Reggers.

Women’s Serie A1: Conegliano hold off Macerata to join Milano at the top

Prosecco DOC A. Carraro Imoco Conegliano made it seven wins from seven with a 3-0 victory over CBF Balducci HR Macerata (25-20, 25-22, 25-21) at the Palaverde.

In front of 4,993 spectators, the Italian champions moved level with Milano on 21 points at the top of the Serie A1 Fineco table. The two clubs remain the only sides with perfect records after seven matches.

Head coach Daniele Santarelli rotated his starting line-up, selecting Yao Di at setter and making effective use of Wołosz and Haak in a double substitution.

Macerata made the hosts work for the victory. The visitors raced into a 6-1 lead in the opening set and were level at 20-20 before Conegliano reeled off five unanswered points. They also closed to 23-22 in the second and fought back to 17-17 in the third, but Conegliano’s blocking and composure in the closing exchanges proved decisive.

Anna Piovesan earned MVP honours with a match-high 17 points. Middle blocker Manfredini added 10, including five blocks, as Conegliano outblocked Macerata 13-4. Mikaela Stoyanova led the visitors with 14 points, followed by Nicole Piomboni with 12.

Across the seventh-round fixtures completed so far, Igor Gorgonzola Novara’s Tolok leads the scoring with 31 points.