A stellar challenge is not enough Cremona has to postpone the party, Spazio Fitness toasts the coup with Cisano

Bittersweet day for the Serie C men, joy in Pizzighettone for the great success in the direct clash, disappointment in Cremona in the big match that could have consecrated the promotion.

At Cremonese only applause for one (if not THE) best match of the season which unfortunately did not deliver the hoped for and in many ways deserved result. The Big Match with the second strength of the GVC Monza group which took place yesterday at the Villetta was a real spectacle for everyone. A high-octane challenge that certainly did not betray expectations, which came to life in the third set and only ended at 20-22 in the tie break after two and a half hours of real battle.

After two sets of alternating highs and lows (15-25 / 25-14) the real challenge begins. Cremonese uses a good dose of inertia to immediately try to get ahead but the Brianza players, raising the bar of defense, manage to stay in contact, only giving in at the end under the blows of Orsi, Pontoglio and Piazzi. The fourth set was even more heated where Monza managed to get ahead and was immediately recovered by the home team who, although they did less harm in attack, showed off a solid defense and conceded very little (23-25).

The excitement rises at the tie break where Lupi and his teammates immediately find a lunge for 2/3 points which allows them to arrive at the change of court with a good advantage. Monza reacts by bringing themselves back into contact thanks to the excellent solutions of their director but concedes the same by squandering four innings. The guests, however, did not give up and despite the great moment of the Cremonese team, they managed to first take the lead and then close the game at 22-20.

Although it really missed by a whisker, the result does not therefore confirm the mathematical first place of the Cremonese who will have to gain a point in the next two matches against Villanuova and Merate.

Brindisi with three points instead on the banks of the Adda where Spazio Fitness deservedly celebrated the victory in four sets in the direct clash with Cisano (first fourth in 44 points) overtaking her in the standings.

Team Bellan shows off an excellent performance and, despite the ailments, manages to reiterate its superiority over the Bergamo team (3-2 in the first leg), earning the best possible placing behind the PlayOff zone occupied by the battleships. Pungent and solid from the first set, Filipponi and his teammates concede something more in the second where Cisano finds the breakthrough that equalizes the set score (25-22 / 22-25) from the third set, however, Spazio Fitness returns to the field with greater clarity, quickly digging furrows important (25-13 / 25-21).