MILANO – Historic day for Lombardy at Equilibrium Cup Trophy of the Regions 2024, which ended in Corigliano-Rossano in Calabria.
The male selection she graduated for the seventh time in history Champion of Italydefeating the boys ofEmilia Romagna.
First set led from start to finish by coach’s boys Daniele Morato in an authoritative manner without smudges. Emilia Romagna tries to reply with a sprint start in the second partial, but the green and blues do not lose their composure and manage to recover and then deservedly triumph.
The statements of Daniele Moratohead coach of the Lombardy men’s selection: “It’s an enormous satisfaction! We competed in a Trophy that was constantly growing, we were good at overcoming some moments of difficulty thanks to the group which proved to be cohesive, willing to sacrifice and with a real pleasure in being together to chase a truly special. All the opponents were dangerous. It’s true, Lazio created a lot of problems for us both in the match on the first day and in the semi-final but that 2-1 in the first round paradoxically helped us because it forced us to get to the heart of things straight away. of the competition, to concentrate even more and to understand that there would be no easy matches. The third day was very complicated. We beat Marche 2-0 but with the first set only resolved at 27-25 and then Puglia 2. -1 comeback with 19-17 in the third. In these two matches what I said before emerged: the strength of a united group, the heart of these guys who really fought together, both who was on the pitch and who was out. In the final we controlled the situation with relative calm but we are not talking about an easy race. The tension of the first points of a final, which at this age can also play nasty tricks, dissolved quickly. What made the difference were the jump-float serve and the good block-defense correlation. Emilia Romagna is an excellent team, we were good at conceding the minimum.”
The female selectionat the end of a journey of absolute value, had to bow to the Lazio, capable of winning the final in two sets. Lazio players who started with turbo in both sets and who managed to manage the comeback attempts proposed by the coach’s girls Matteo Prezioso.
The statements of Matthew Precioushead coach of the Lombardy women’s selection: “It’s a silver that’s worth a gold. If the girls may be a little disappointed now for having stopped just one step away from victory, they will soon realize that they gave their all and the regret will give way to the satisfaction of having climbed onto the podium anyway. We knew we were facing the team that everyone, in the predictions, had given as the super favorite and the pitch confirmed it. Lazio, together with Veneto and Lombardy, is today one of the leading regions in the women’s youth movement. Consequently, in the challenges between these teams, you can win and lose. We could have perhaps made life a little more difficult for Lazio in the final but honestly, to hope to win, we would have had to, as they say, hit the perfect match and they would have had to make too many mistakes. When the opponent is superior, you have to recognize it and congratulate them. This doesn’t mean, however, that the other side hasn’t done a good job anyway. I would like to underline, however, that our entire journey has been of an excellent level, the girls have once again shown great willingness, great propensity for work and sacrifice in the gym. They have grown in all aspects and deserve only compliments for everything they have done. The most important thing is continuity at a high level but not on a personal level, but for Lombardy. Reaching so many finals in a row or in any case always being among the first three-four with groups that, for obvious reasons of age, are renewed year after year is a sign that the basic work is of the highest level and this is what makes our Region one of the absolute leaders of the movement”.
Men’s Tournament Results – 1st/2nd Place Final
Lombardy – Emilia-Romagna 2-0 (25/17 25/20)
Lombardy: Santomassimo 11, Angilella 4, Destro 11, Cattaneo 7, Bonandrini 3, Valgiovio 1, Pedercini L, Volpara, Bussolari, Corti L, Bevilacqua n/o, Bonino n/o, Zanchi n/o, Ajayi n/o
Emilia Romagna: Falzone 1, Borsari 1, Balatri 1, Denina, Dezaiacomo 6, Bigozzi 7, Basso L, Storchi, Tabi 2, Sala, Savoia, Soprani 1, Imperato L ne
The path of the Lombardy men at the AeQuilibrium Cup Trofeo delle Regioni 2024
Prima fase – Pool A – Gir. B
Lombardy – Friuli Venezia Giulia 2-0 (25/13 25/13)
Lombardy – Lazio 2-1 (25/13 9/25 15/8)
Second phase – Pool A – Group D1
Piedmont – Lombardy 0-2 (19/25 19/25)
Lombardy – Campania 2-0 (28/26 25/18)
Seconda fase – Pool A – Gir D2
Marche – Lombardy 0-2 (25/27 17/25)
Lombardy – Puglia 2-1 (21/25 25/13 19/17)
Semi-final 1st/4th place – Pool A
Lombardy – Lazio 2-1 (25/16 22/25 15/11)
Emilia Romagna – Lombardy 0-2 (17/25 20/25)
Final ranking Men: 1. LOMBARDY, 2. Emilia Romagna, 3. Lazio, 4. Veneto, 5. Calabria, 6. Sicily, 7. Abruzzo, 8. Puglia, 9. Tuscany, 10. Campania, 11. Piedmont, 12. Marche, 13. Trentino, 14. Liguria, 15. Alto Adige/Südtirol, 16. Friuli Venezia Giulia, 17. Umbria, 18. Basilicata, 19. Valle d’Aosta, 20. Sardinia, 21 Molise.
Men’s individual awards
Best Central: Richard Of The Ventura (Venetian)
Best Attacker: Federico Argano (Calabria)
Best free: Lorenzo Antonio Basso (Emilia Romagna)
Best Setter: Pietro Valgiovio (Lombardy)
MVP: Francesco Destro (Lombardy)
The roster of the 2024 Italian champion men’s Lombardy team
1. Pietro Valgiovio (setter, Volley Montichiari)
2. Pietro Bevilacqua (setter, Pink Devils)
3. Daniele Volpara (striker, Pink Devils)
4. Diego Busollari (spiker, Volleyball Castiglione delle Stiviere)
5. Giacomo Cattaneo (spiker, Diavoli Rosa)
6. Enrico Angilella (middle, Desio Volley Brianza)
7. Riccardo Santomassimo (spiker, Volley Milano)
8. Alessandro Bonino (central, Desio Volley Brianza)
9. Vittorio Bonandrini (central, Volley Milan)
10. Alessandro Zanchi (spiker, Diavoli Rosa)
11. Francesco Destro (opposite, Volleyball Castiglione delle Stiviere)
12. Charles Ajayi (opposite, Volleyball Castiglione delle Stiviere)
14. Lorenzo Pedercini (libero, Volley Montichiari)
15. Tommaso Corti (free, Diavoli Rosa)
Head Coach: Daniele Morato
Assistant Coaches: Giacomo Carenzi, Massimo Piazza,
Physiotherapist: Matteo Bonfanti, Manager: Cristina Cariboni
1982: Emilia Romagna, 1983: Abruzzo and Molise, 1984: Emilia Romagna, 1985: Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta, 1986: not disputed, 1987: Marche, 1988: Marche, 1989: Emilia Romagna, 1990: Marche, 1991: Campania, 1992: Emilia Romagna, 1993: not disputed, 1994: Marche, 1995: Marche, 1996: Marche, 1997: Marche, 1998: Veneto, 1999: Campania, 2000: Lombardy, 2001: Veneto, 2002: Marche, 2003: Marche, 2004: Veneto, 2005: Veneto, 2006: Piedmont, 2007: Emilia Romagna, 2008: Lazio, 2009: Campania, 2010: Piedmont, 2011: Veneto, 2012: Trentino, 2013: Lombardy, 2014: Lombardy, 2015: Lombardy, 2016: Puglia, 2017: Veneto, 2018: Lombardy, 2019: Puglia, 2020: not played, 2021: not played, 2022: Veneto, 2023: Lombardy, 2024: Lombardy.
All the results and rankings of the men’s tournament are available HERE.
Women’s Tournament Results – 1st/2nd Place Final
Lombardy – Lazio 0-2 (19/25 17/25)
Lombardy: Tessariol 4, Kembo 1, Solovei 5, Losito 6, Mapelli Bonin 3, Definis 1, Tocchio L, Crepaldi, Oggioni, Frambrosi, Ragazzi, Cazzaniga ne, Barlocco ne, Falcone L ne
Lazio: Despaigne 2, Ippopotami 3, Bruno 6, Olivi 6, Grkovic 5, Ritucci 12, Evangelista L, Cicciarelli, Ramirez n/a, Di Noia n/a, Soro n/a, Di Martino n/a, Peccio n/a, Tenna n/a
The path of the women’s Lombardy at the AeQuilibrium Cup Trophy of the Regions 2024
Prima fase – Pool A – Gir. A
Lombardy – Campania 2-1 (23/25 25/21 15/6)
Lombardy – Friuli Venezia Giulia 2-0 (25/23 25/14)
Second phase – Pool A – Round. Q1
Marche – Lombardy 0-2 (9/25 23/25)
Lombardy – Piedmont 2-0 (25/21 25/23)
Seconda fase – Pool A – Gir D2
Sardinia – Lombardy 0-2 (16/25 13/25)
Lombardy – Tuscany 2-0 (25/15 25/14)
Semi-final 1st/4th place – Pool A
Lombardy – Emilia-Romagna 2-0 (25/22 25/22)
Lazio – Lombardy 2-0 (25/19 25/17)
Women’s final ranking: 1. Lazio, 2. LOMBARDY, 3. Emilia Romagna, 4. Veneto, 5. Tuscany, 6. Friuli Venezia Giulia, 7. Marche, 8. Campania, 9. Piedmont, 10. Calabria, 11. Abruzzo, 12. Sardinia , 13. Umbria, 14. Liguria, 15. Trentino, 16. Sicily, 17. Puglia, 18. Basilicata, 19. Alto Adige/Südtirol, 20. Valle d’Aosta, 21. Molise.
Individual women’s awards
Best Center: Zoe Airheinbuwa (Veneto)
Best Attacker: Anita Tessariol (Lombardy)
Best free: Giulia Evangelista (Lazio)
Best Setter: Erika Jakic (Emilia Romagna)
MVP: Andela Grkovic (Lazio)
The roster of the 2024 silver medalist Lombardia
1. Sofia Crepaldi (setter, UYBA Volley)
2. Marta Definis (setter, Pro Patria Volley Milano)
3. Sara Mapelli Bonin (central, UYBA Volleyball)
4. Sharlyn Kembo (centrale; Visette Volley)
5. Eleonora Cazzaniga (middle, Pro Victoria Volleyball)
6. Anita Tessariol (spiker, Pro Victoria Volleyball)
7. Matilde Barlocco (middle, Chorus Volley Bergamo)
8. Mariia Solovei (opposite, Chorus Volley Bergamo)
9. Carola Losito (spiker, Visette Volley)
10. Giulia Oggioni (spiker, Pro Victoria Volleyball)
11. Kimberly Falcone (spiker, Pro Victoria Volleyball)
12. Benedetta Frambrosi (spiker, Volley Bergamo 1991)
14. Sofia Ragazzi (libero, Volley Millennium Brescia)
15. Mariam Tocchio (libero, Visette Volley)
Head Coach: Matteo Prezioso
Assistant Coaches: Giordano Maiocchi and Maria Flavia Maggia
Physiotherapists: Daniele Matarozzo and Daniele Botta
Director: Chiara Bassanelli
Women’s Roll of Honor
1987: Tuscany, 1988: not played, 1989: Abruzzo, 1990: Tuscany, 1991: Tuscany, 1992: Marche, 1993: not played, 1994: Tuscany, 1995: Piedmont, 1996: Piedmont, 1997: Emilia Romagna, 1998: Lombardy, 1999: Lombardy, 2000: Lombardy, 2001: Campania, 2002: Veneto, 2003: Sicily, 2004: Lombardy, 2005: Lombardy, 2006: Emilia Romagna, 2007: Piedmont, 2008: Lombardy, 2009: Lombardy, 2010: Emilia Romagna, 2011: Piedmont, 2012: Lombardy, 2013: Lombardy, 2014: Piedmont, 2015: Lombardy, 2016: Veneto, 2017: Lombardy, 2018: Lazio, 2019: Veneto, 2020: not played, 2021: not played, 2022: Lombardy, 2023: Lazio, 2024: Lazio
All the results and rankings of the women’s tournament are available HERE.
All the matches of the AeQuilibrium Cup Trofeo delle Regioni were broadcast live on the YouTube channel of the Italian Volleyball Federation HERE.
The photo gallery of the fifth day is available HERE.
