Play Off 5th Place Credem Banca
Single race final: Saturday at 6.00 pm the pass for the Challenge Cup between Verona and Civitanova at the Pala Agsm AIM will be up for grabs
After a round robin not at all short of surprises and two quality semi-finals, the Credem Banca 5th Place Play Offs reach their epilogue. Tomorrow, Saturday 27 April, at 6.00 pm, the challenge to access the Challenge Cup 2025 is scheduled. On the pitch of the Pala Agsm AIM, the hosts of the Rana Veronawinners of the Group and promoted in the final stage with a 3-1 home win against Modena, host the Lube kitchens Civitanova, third seed in the Semifinal, but capable of eliminating Piacenza in the away match in a tie-break. Scaligeri and Cucineri have already met in the third round of the one-way round and the result was a round 3-0 of Radostin Stoytchev’s Venetian team over a collective from the Marche still recovering after the resignation of Gianlorenzo Blengini. From the following match, Romano Giannini managed to encourage the team by achieving three fundamental successes, despite the comings and goings in the infirmary, with Jacopo Larizza returning from the stop due to the ankle problem and his teammates Enrico Diamantini and Alex Nikolov remaining at the base in the last match . In the Semifinal both Verona and Civitanova played an excellent performance from nine meters and from the block. The two MVPs stand out, Noumory Keita (20 points) and Mattia Bottolo (25), in their respective matches. For Ivan Zaytsev it will be race no. 500 in Volleyball League competitions.
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Final – Play Off 5th Place Credem Banca
Saturday 27 April 2024, 6.00 pm
Rana Verona – Cucine Lube Civitanova
Referees: Simbari Armando, Carcione Vincenzo (Giglio Anthony)
Video Check: Cristoforetti Cristiano
Scorekeeper: Rizzardo Chiara
Live VBTV
Play Off 5th Place – The formula
The four losing teams in the Scudetto Play Off Quarter Finals and the 9th and 10th ranked teams at the end of the Regular Season play a one-way round-robin tournament which includes 5 matches for each team. The 4 best teams play in the Semifinals and Final in a single match at the home of the best ranked team at the end of the tournament. The winner is qualified for the 2024/25 Challenge Cup.
