LAUNCH – It closed this morning at They throw a week dedicated to youth volleyball with the BigMat Under 17 Men’s National Youth Finals. The Sports Hall of the Abruzzo city, enriched by a splendid setting for the public, was the theater of the triumph of Volleyball Treviso.
The Venetian team, led on the bench by Giovanni Cappelletto, therefore won the 2024 edition of the national event reserved for Under 17s, overcoming in the final with a score of 3-0 (25-21, 26-24, 25-12) Volleyball Parella Turin. Volley Treviso had won the last Under 17 scudetto in 2015 and in the Under 18 category it had triumphed in 2019. The scudetto final was vibrant from the start with the two teams showing a very high level of play despite the young age of the protagonists on the field.
Volley Treviso reached this final with an almost perfect path; after the debut defeat against Pallavolo Bologna they strung together a series of 5 consecutive victories. Volley Parella, on the other hand, was the loose cannon and grew exponentially during the tournament, showing very good volleyball.
In the third-fourth place final, played in the nearby PalaMasciangelo, the 2023 champions of Devils Powervolley they beat the Marche team with a clear 3-0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-23) Lube kitchens Civitanovaat the end of a match well played by the Lombards and dominated for long stretches.
Returning to the first and second place final, Treviso, however, began to fuel up as seen in the previous part and achieved the overtaking (9-8) and the subsequent breakaway. In the central phase of the set the two teams continued to battle and, after reacting to the initial moment of difficulty with good game organization, Volley Treviso made a new move (18-13), an advantage that was then managed until the attack winner by Costantini (25-21) which made it 1-0.
In the second set there was a prompt reaction from Volley Parella Torino, determined not to give up and ready to battle. The Piedmontese, thanks to an effective serve and the winning attacks of Khotsevysh and Boninsigni, took the lead (13-9). Treviso, however, did not become disunited and did well to recover the situation and after a good head-to-head (19-19) in the final stages they ended up with two unexploited set points. In the final, however, an error by Torino allowed Treviso to close out with the advantage (26-24).
Third set with the inertia of the match all on the side of Volley Treviso who, after having accumulated a good lead (16-8) continued to grind out the game and points.
The set almost becomes a Treviso monologue. Volley Parella Torino is no longer able to react and the team led by Simone Porro wins the victory (25-12) and the men’s Under 17 championship.
The federal coaches were also present at the BigMat National Under 17 Men’s Finals in recent days Monica Cresta and Luca Leoni with Stefano Recinemanager of the men’s national youth teams.
The awards ceremony, which took place immediately after the final, was attended by, among others, the president of FIPAV Abruzzo Fabio Di Camillothe federal councilor Chiara Di Iuliothe president of the Abruzzo South East Territorial CT Mattia Di Gregorio and the head of the organizing committee Luciano Allegrino of the Lanciano All Star Volley Society; with them the political-institutional authorities of the Abruzzo Region and the municipalities of Lanciano and Fossacesia.
The appointment with the Big National Finals is now in Cesena and Schio where from 28 May to 2 June the Under 14 women’s and Under 15 men’s titles will be awarded, the last of the 2024 season.
The results
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Final 1st-2nd place: Volley Parella Turin – Volley Treviso 0-3 (21-25, 24-26, 12-25)
Final 3rd-4th place: Cucine Lube Civitanova – Diavoli Powervolley 0-3 (23-25, 23-25, 23-25)
Final 5th-6th place: Com Cavi – Vero Volley Gonzaga BPM 1-3 (25-13, 15-25, 19-25, 15-25)
Final 7th-8th place: Itas Trentino – Matervolley 0-3 (14-25, 22-25, 17-25)
Individual awards
Best Central: Alessandro Benacchio (Volley Treviso)
Best Spiker: Hrygori Khotsevych (Volley Parella Turin)
Best free: Diego Dolcini (Cucine Lube Civitanova)
Best Setter: Simone Porro (Volley Treviso)
MVP: Francesco Crosato (Volley Treviso)
Final ranking
1.Volley Treviso 2. Volley Parella Torino 3. Diavoli Powervolley 4. Cucine Lube Civitanova 5. Vero Volley Gonzaga BPM 6. Com Cavi Volley Meta 7. Matervolley 8. Itas Trentino 9. Tonoli Nyfil Montichiari 10. Hokkaido Pallavolo Bologna 11. A’ Ricchigia Gupe Volley 12. Roma 7 Volley Sempione 13. Invicta Volleyball GR 14. Imperia Volley ASD 15. You Energy Volley PC 16. Cus Cagliari 17. Tonno Callipo Calabria VV, Kione Padova, Giavi Pedara CT 21. SSV Bruneck Raiffeisen, Julia Gas Volley &Arabona, Santa Lucia Mobili PN, 25. Volley Olimpia Aosta, Pol Rinascita Lagonegro, ASD Volleyball Isernia, Hidros VS Arpino CE.
The roster of the Italian Champion team: Matteo Monzani, Bryan Argillagos, Mattia Furlan, Andrea Bubacco, Massimo Barosco, Simone Porro, Umberto Moro, Alessandro Benacchio, Leonardo Sartori, Valerio Brancaleoni, Francesco Biondo, Francesco Crosato, Alessandro Moro, Antonio Costantini. Coach Giovanni Cappellotto.
