Challenge Cup: winning debut for Monza

This week Vero Volley Monza made its debut in Europe, with a clear victory against Pӓrnu VK.

Here are the results of the first leg of the 16th-finals:

• Pӓrnu VK - Vero Volley Monza 0-3 (28-30, 18-25, 21-25) 
• Penzügyӧr Budapest - Belogorie Belgorod 0-3 (15-25, 22-25, 18-25) 
• Mladost Ribola Kaštela - Omonia Nicosia 2-3 (25-22, 19-25, 15-25, 25-18, 12-15) 
• ACS Volei Municipal Zalau - CSA Steaua Bucuresti 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-16) 
• Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Iraklis Petosferisi 2015 Thessaloniki 3-0 (25-15, 25-23, 25-23) 
• UVC Holding Graz - Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba 0-3 (18-25, 20-25, 26-28) 
• CSKA Sofia - Volley Haasrode Leuven 1-3 (25-23, 18-25, 17-25, 20-25) 
• Levski Sofia - Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi 1-3 (25-16, 23-25, 17-25, 23-25) 
• Saaremaa VC - Stade Poitevin Poitiers 2-3 (19-25, 23-25, 27-25, 25-23, 10-15) 
• SC Caldas da Rainha - Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn 0-3 (23-25, 25-27, 19-25) 
• Fonte Bastardo Azores - Volejbal Brno 3-1 (25-16, 25-23, 23-25, 25-11) 
• SC Portugal Lisboa - Stroitel Minsk 3-1 (25-19, 25-23, 25-27, 25-17) 
• Ziraat Bankasi Ankara - Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara 3-2 (19-25, 25-21, 25-22, 21-25, 19-17) 
• Savo Volley Kuopio - VCA Amstetten NÖ 3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-8) 
• Calcit Volley Kamnik - Biogas Volley Nӓfels 3-0 (25-23, 25-13, 25-23) 
• Radnik Bijeljina - Crvena Zvezda Beograd 0-3 (25-27, 18-25, 19-25) 

   

Men’s Club World Championship, day 4

Pool A

• Fakel Novy Urengoy - Cucine Lube Civitanova 0-3 (17-25, 18-25, 19-25)  
• PGE Skra Belchatow - Zenit Kazan 1-3 (16-25, 25-17, 27-29, 21-25)  

Ranking

• Cucine Lube Civitanova 8 
• Fakel Novy Urengoy 4 (two matches won) 
• Zenit Kazan 5 (one match won) 
• PGE Skra Belchatow 1 

Pool B

• Asseco Resovia - Trentino Volley 0-3 (24-26, 23-25, 20-25)  
• Khatam Ardakan - Sada Cruzeiro 0-3 (16-25, 25-27, 16-25)   

Ranking

• Trentino Volley 9 
• Asseco Resovia 5 
• Sada Cruzeiro 4 
• Khatam Ardakan 0 

The semifinals will be played on Saturday:

Cucine Lube Civitanova - Asseco Resovia 
Fakel Novy Urengoy - Trentino Volley


        

Men’s Club World Championship, day 3

Pool B

• Sada Cruzeiro - Trentino Volley 1-3 (25-17, 26-28, 23-25, 25-27)   
• Khatam Ardakan - Asseco Resovia 0-3 (21-25, 21-25, 11-25)   

Ranking

• Trentino Volley 6 
• Asseco Resovia 5 
• Sada Cruzeiro 1 
• Khatam Ardakan 0 

Thanks to these wins, Trentino Volley and Asseco Resovia complete the semifinals lineup.   


     

Men’s Club World Championship, day 2

Pool A

• Cucine Lube Civitanova - Zenit Kazan 3-2 (20-25, 25-22, 24-26, 25-23, 19-17)  
• Fakel Novy Urengoy - PGE Skra Belchatow 3-2 (23-25, 27-29, 30-28, 25-21, 21-19)   

Ranking

• Cucine Lube Civitanova 5 
• Fakel Novy Urengoy 4 
• Zenit Kazan 2 
• PGE Skra Belchatow 1 

Thanks to these victories, Cucine Lube Civitanova and Fakel Novy Urengoy secured a spot in the semifinals.     


   

Men’s Club World Championship, day 1

Pool A

• PGE Skra Belchatow - Cucine Lube Civitanova 1-3 (21-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-27) 
• Zenit Kazan - Fakel Novy Urengoy 2-3 (23-25, 28-26, 25-21, 22-25, 11-15) 

Ranking

• Cucine Lube Civitanova 3 
• Fakel Novy Urengoy 2 
• Zenit Kazan 1 
• PGE Skra Belchatow 0 

Pool B

• Trentino Volley - Khatam Ardakan 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-19) 
• Asseco Resovia - Sada Cruzeiro 3-2 (23-25, 25-18, 25-23, 24-26, 17-15)  

Ranking

• Trentino Volley 3 
• Asseco Resovia 2 
• Sada Cruzeiro 1 
• Khatam Ardakan 0 

   

Results and Ranking of the 9th turn of regular season

Results:

• Cucine Lube Civitanova - Emma Villas Siena 3-1 (32-30, 25-15, 20-25, 25-18) 

       MVP: Osmany Juantorena

• Kioene Padova - Itas Trentino 1-3 (25-18, 21-25, 29-31, 19-25) 

       MVP: Uros Kovacevic

• Globo Banca Popolare del Frusinate Sora - Consar Ravenna 0-3 (22-25, 15-25, 19-25) 

       MVP: Kamil Rychlicki

• Sir Safety Conad Perugia - Vero Volley Monza 2-3 (25-17, 23-25, 25-17, 20-25, 13-15) 

       MVP: Oleh Plotnytskyi

• Revivre Axopower Milano - Calzedonia Verona 3-1 (25-20, 25-20, 20-25, 25-19) 

       MVP: Nimir Abdel-Aziz

• Top Volley Latina - BCC Castellana Grotte 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 33-31) 

       MVP: Swan Ngapeth

• Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia - Azimut Leo Shoes Modena 0-3 (19-25, 17-25, 14-25) 

       MVP: Ivan Zaytsev





Ranking:

  1° Sir Safety Conad Perugia: 25    
  2° Cucine Lube Civitanova: 21 
  3° Azimut Leo Shoes Modena: 21
  4° Itas Trentino: 21  
  5° Consar Ravenna: 15   
  6° Revivre Axopower Milano: 15   
  7° Vero Volley Monza: 14 
  8° Calzedonia Verona*: 11 
  9° Top Volley Latina: 10  
10° Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia: 9  
11° Kioene Padova: 9 
12° Globo Banca Popolare del Frusinate Sora: 8  
13° Emma Villas Siena: 5  
14° BCC Castellana Grotte*: 2 


  * = one match less

    

Champions League: Perugia and Civitanova win. Modena loses the Italian derby.

The pool stage of the 2019 Champions League has started.
Perugia got the full three points for the win against Dinamo Moscow in front of the PalaBarton audience.
Civitanova won the Italian derby in three sets in front of its supporters.


Pool A

• Zenit Kazan - United Volleys Frankfurt 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-13) 
• Halkbank Ankara - Knack Roeselare 3-2 (29-31, 25-23, 22-25, 25-15, 15-9) 

Standing

• Zenit Kazan 3 
• Halkbank Ankara 2 
• Knack Roeselare 1 
• United Volleys Frankfurt 0  

Pool B

• Cucine Lube Civitanova - Azimut Leo Shoes Modena 3-0 (25-22, 30-28, 25-22) 
• ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle - VK CEZ Karlovarsko 3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-17) 

Standing

• ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle 3 
• Cucine Lube Civitanova 3 
• Azimut Leo Shoes Modena 0 
• VK CEZ Karlovarsko 0  

Pool C

• Zenit Saint Petersburg - Chaumont VB 52 HM 3-2 (25-22, 20-25, 25-22, 20-25, 16-14) 
• VfB Friedrichshafen - ACH Volley Ljubljana 3-0 (36-34, 25-19, 25-15) 

Standing

• VfB Friedrichshafen 3 
• Zenit Saint Petersburg 2 
• Chaumont VB 52 HM 1 
• ACH Volley Ljubljana 0 

Pool D

• PGE Skra Belchatow - Trefl Gdansk 3-1 (21-25, 35-33, 25-19, 26-24) 
• Berlin Recycling Volleys - Greenyard Maaseik 3-1 (25-23, 25-22, 18-25, 25-18) 

Standing

• PGE Skra Belchatow 3 
• Berlin Recycling Volleys 3 
• Greenyard Maaseik 0 
• Trefl Gdansk 0 

Pool E

• Sir Colussi Sicoma Perugia - Dinamo Moscow 3-0 (25-23, 27-25, 25-21) 
• Arkas Izmir - Tours VB 0-3 (20-25, 23-25, 19-25) 

Standing

• Tours VB 3 
• Sir Colussi Sicoma Perugia 3 
• Dinamo Moscow 0 
• Arkas Izmir 0 

 

CEV Cup: Trento begins with a victory

Trento's European adventure started in the best way. 
In fact, the team coached by Angelo Lorenzetti won 3-0 against the Swiss opponents. 
Grebennikov and Kovacevic didn't play, replaced by De Angelis and Van Garderen. 
The other matches of the 16th-finals will be played between 27 and 29 November; Trento has anticipated its because next week it will be in Poland to play the Club World Championship. 


Lausanne UC - Itas Trentino 0-3 (18-25, 14-25, 20-25) 


       

Challenge Cup: Monza's European adventure begins

The debut in the Challenge Cup for Vero Volley Monza is approaching.
It starts with the 16th-finals against the Estonian team Parnu VK.
The first leg will be played on November 28 in Estonia, while the second match is scheduled for December 5 in Monza.


 

Results and Ranking of the 8th turn of regular season

Results:

• Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia - Kioene Padova 3-1 (29-31, 25-20, 28-26, 25-22) 

       MVP: Mohamed Al Hachdadi

• Azimut Leo Shoes Modena - Cucine Lube Civitanova 2-3 (25-21, 29-31, 20-25, 27-25, 9-15) 

       MVP: Tsvetan Sokolov

• Itas Trentino - Calzedonia Verona 3-0 (25-16, 25-23, 25-18) 

       MVP: Srecko Lisinac

• Consar Ravenna - Top Volley Latina 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-18) 

       MVP: Kamil Rychlicki

• Vero Volley Monza - Globo Banca Popolare del Frusinate Sora 1-3 (21-25, 25-17, 23-25, 23-25) 

       MVP: Dusan Petkovic 

• BCC Castellana Grotte - Sir Safety Conad Perugia 0-3 (24-26, 21-25, 24-26) 

       MVP: Wilfredo Leon Venero

• Emma Villas Siena - Revivre Axopower Milano 3-2 (25-23, 19-25, 25-20, 20-25, 15-13) 

       MVP: Mir Saeid Marouflakrani 

Ranking:

  1° Sir Safety Conad Perugia: 24    
  2° Cucine Lube Civitanova: 18 
  3° Azimut Leo Shoes Modena: 18
  4° Itas Trentino: 18  
  5° Consar Ravenna: 12   
  6° Vero Volley Monza: 12  
  7° Revivre Axopower Milano: 12
  8° Calzedonia Verona*: 11 
  9° Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia: 9  
10° Kioene Padova: 9 
11° Globo Banca Popolare del Frusinate Sora: 8
12° Top Volley Latina: 7 
13° Emma Villas Siena: 5  
14° BCC Castellana Grotte*: 2 


  * = one match less

    

CEV Cup: the first match of Itas Trentino

Next week begins the journey of Itas Trentino in CEV Cup.
The opponent to face is the Swiss team Lausanne UC.
The first leg will be Wednesday, November 21 at 8 pm in Switzerland, while the second match will be Thursday, December 6 at 8:30 pm in Trento.
The team that gets the most points in the double challenge passes the turn. In case of a draw, at the end of the second match, the two teams will play the golden set.


 

Results and Ranking of the 7th turn of regular season

Results:

• Sir Safety Conad Perugia - Azimut Leo Shoes Modena 3-1 (25-22, 25-22, 23-25, 25-16) 
• Cucine Lube Civitanova - Globo Banca Popolare del Frusinate Sora 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-23) 
• Calzedonia Verona - Consar Ravenna 3-0 (27-25, 29-27, 25-21) 
• Revivre Axopower Milano - Vero Volley Monza 2-3 (26-28, 17-25, 25-21, 26-24, 11-15) 
• Kioene Padova - Emma Villas Siena 3-1 (26-24, 20-25, 25-23, 25-17) 
• Top Volley Latina - Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia 3-2 (22-25, 25-19, 25-23, 15-25, 15-13) 
• BCC Castellana Grotte - Itas Trentino 2-3 (25-23, 19-25, 22-25, 25-19, 10-15) 

Ranking:

  1° Sir Safety Conad Perugia: 21    
  2° Azimut Leo Shoes Modena: 17 
  3° Cucine Lube Civitanova: 16 
  4° Itas Trentino: 15  
  5° Vero Volley Monza: 12  
  6° Calzedonia Verona*: 11 
  7° Revivre Axopower Milano: 11
  8° Consar Ravenna: 9 
  9° Kioene Padova: 9 
10° Top Volley Latina: 7 
11° Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia: 6 
12° Globo Banca Popolare del Frusinate Sora: 5
13° Emma Villas Siena: 3  
14° BCC Castellana Grotte*: 2 


  * = one match less

    

A new home for Top Volley Latina

After being hosted in Napoli at the beginning of the Championship, Top Volley Latina has a new home. 
The new building in Cisterna di Latina, in fact, is ready to welcome the SuperLega teams and 3000 fans. 
The first match is Sunday 11 November at 6:00 pm, when Latina will face Vibo Valentia. 

 

Results and Ranking of the 6th turn of regular season

Results:

• Azimut Leo Shoes Modena - Kioene Padova 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 31-29) 
• Itas Trentino - Top Volley Latina 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-19) 
• Consar Ravenna - BCC Castellana Grotte 3-1 (25-22, 25-21, 24-26, 25-17) 
• Vero Volley Monza - Cucine Lube Civitanova 2-3 (25-16, 21-25, 26-24, 16-25, 13-15) 
• Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia - Sir Safety Conad Perugia 0-3 (23-25, 20-25, 21-25) 
• Globo Banca Popolare del Frusinate Sora - Revivre Axopower Milano 1-3 (25-22, 19-25, 17-25, 23-25) 
• Emma Villas Siena - Calzedonia Verona 2-3 (31-29, 15-25, 25-18, 18-25, 16-18) 

Ranking:

  1° Sir Safety Conad Perugia: 18    
  2° Azimut Leo Shoes Modena: 17 
  3° Cucine Lube Civitanova: 13
  4° Itas Trentino: 13  
  5° Vero Volley Monza: 10 
  6° Revivre Axopower Milano: 10
  7° Consar Ravenna: 9
  8° Calzedonia Verona*: 8 
  9° Kioene Padova: 6
10° Globo Banca Popolare del Frusinate Sora: 5
11° Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia: 5 
12° Top Volley Latina: 5 
13° Emma Villas Siena: 3  
14° BCC Castellana Grotte*: 1 


  * = one match less

    

Alessandro Tondo from Milano to Piacenza

The opposite Alessandro Tondo, who at the beginning of the Championship has replaced the injured Nimir Abdel-Aziz, is no longer a player of the Revivre Axopower Milano. 
The athlete will play for Gas Sales Piacenza, in Serie A2. 

   

Results and Ranking of the 5th turn of regular season

Results:

• Sir Safety Conad Perugia - Emma Villas Siena 3-1 (23-25, 25-11, 30-28, 25-20) 
• Cucine Lube Civitanova - Itas Trentino 3-2 (22-25, 25-14, 22-25, 25-20, 15-13) 
• Calzedonia Verona - Globo Banca Popolare del Frusinate Sora 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 28-26) 
• Revivre Axopower Milano - BCC Castellana Grotte 3-1 (25-19, 25-17, 21-25, 25-19) 
• Consar Ravenna - Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia 3-1 (26-28, 25-23, 26-24, 25-21) 
• Kioene Padova - Vero Volley Monza 3-1 (25-20, 25-22, 17-25, 25-16) 
• Top Volley Latina - Azimut Leo Shoes Modena 0-3 (23-25, 16-25, 18-25) 

Ranking:

  1° Sir Safety Conad Perugia: 15    
  2° Azimut Leo Shoes Modena: 14 
  3° Cucine Lube Civitanova: 11
  4° Itas Trentino: 10  
  5° Vero Volley Monza: 9 
  6° Revivre Axopower Milano: 7
  7° Calzedonia Verona*: 6
  8° Consar Ravenna: 6
  9° Kioene Padova: 6
10° Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia: 5  
11° Globo Banca Popolare del Frusinate Sora: 5 
12° Top Volley Latina: 5 
13° Emma Villas Siena: 2 
14° BCC Castellana Grotte*: 1 


  * = one match less

 
 

Champions League pools

Here are the Champions League pools.

Five groups have been formed, each consisting of four teams.
The first classified of each group and the three best second will enter the quarterfinals.


Pool A

• Zenit Kazan (Russia) 
• Halkbank Ankara (Turkey) 
• Knack Roeselare (Belgium) 
• PAOK (Greece) / Frankfurt (Germany)   

Pool B

• Cucine Lube Civitanova (Italy) 
• ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle (Poland) 
• VK CEZ Karlovarsko (Czech Republic) 
• Azimut Modena (Italy) 

Pool C

• Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russia) 
• VfB Friedrichshafen (Germany) 
• ACH Volley Ljubljana (Slovenia) 
• Chaumont (France) / Novi Sad (Serbia) 

Pool D

• PGE Skra Belchatow (Poland) 
• Berlin Recycling Volleys (Germany) 
• Greenyard Maaseik (Belgium) 
• Trefl Gdansk (Poland) 

Pool E

• Sir Colussi Sicoma Perugia (Italy) 
• Arkas Izmir (Turkey) 
• Tours VB (France) 
• Dinamo Moscow (Russia) 

 

Wilfredo Leon is the October MVP

As usual, during the season, the best player is chosen every month.
The first Credem Banca MVP award of the year goes to Wilfredo Leon, the new outside hitter of Sir Safety Conad Perugia.
Leon has already left his mark at the start of the Championship and has been named MVP in all three games played in October. 
He will get the award on Sunday, before the match against Siena.

   

Results and Ranking of the 4th turn of regular season

Results: 

• Cucine Lube Civitanova - Sir Safety Conad Perugia 0-3 (22-25, 16-25, 18-25)   
• Azimut Leo Shoes Modena - Revivre Axopower Milano 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-17)  
• Itas Trentino - Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-23)  
• Vero Volley Monza - Consar Ravenna 3-1 (25-19, 25-18, 20-25, 25-22)  
• Top Volley Latina - Emma Villas Siena 3-1 (25-19, 25-18, 22-25, 25-22)  
• Globo Banca Popolare del Frusinate Sora - Kioene Padova 3-0 (25-23, 26-24, 25-19)  
• BCC Castellana Grotte - Calzedonia Verona --> 05/12/2018 

Ranking: 

  1° Sir Safety Conad Perugia: 12    
  2° Azimut Leo Shoes Modena: 11 
  3° Itas Trentino: 9 
  4° Cucine Lube Civitanova: 9  
  5° Vero Volley Monza: 9 
  6° Globo Banca Popolare del Frusinate Sora: 5
  7° Top Volley Latina: 5 
  8° Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia: 5 
  9° Revivre Axopower Milano: 4 
10° Calzedonia Verona*: 3 
11° Consar Ravenna: 3 
12° Kioene Padova: 3 
13° Emma Villas Siena: 2 
14° BCC Castellana Grotte*: 1 


  * = one match less

   


  

Milano has a new player: Simon Hirsch

The opposite Simon Hirsch will play for Revivre Axopower Milano.
The German athlete, born in 1992, is already known in the Italian championship for having played in Sora, Latina and Monza.
In the last period he trained with Milano and now, wearing the number 9 shirt, he will be able to reinforce the team led by Giani.