The comparison between Novara and Milan it was undoubtedly the most anticipated of the day reserved for quarter-finals of the Italian Cup 2026 women’s volleyball: the fourth and fifth seeds in the draw faced each other head-on at the PalaIgor, the Piedmontese were called to provide a show of strength in front of their fans against the galvanized Milanese, who were fresh from the resounding victory against Conegliano in the big championship match.
Novara won 3-1 (21-25; 26-24; 25-19; 25-18) and so qualified for the Final Fourwhich will be staged in Turin on the weekend of January 24-25. Coach’s girls Lorenzo Bernardi yes they are you deserve the thrilling comparison with Conegliano (who will be called to defend the trophy), while on the other side of the scoreboard Scandicci and Chieri will face each other.
Milan roared with strength in the first set and put pressure on the Mosquitoes, who in a second set played point by point managed to emerge right at the end: at 23-23, in fact, Bonifacio printed a good first half, Egonu responded, Ishikawa earned a second set-point with a nice diagonal and Egonu made a mistake. In a tied situation, it was the Rosablù who stepped on the accelerator and, thanks to a more incisive and lively game, they managed to stun the resistance of Vero Volley.
The opposite Tatiana Tolok she made the difference by scoring 25 points, well supported by the spikers Mayu Ishikawa (14 points) e Britt Herbots (9). The director Carlotta Cambi also launched power plants Federica Squarcini (12 points, 4 walls) e Sara Bonifacio (8). In Milan, one disruptive event wasn’t enough Paola Egonu (27 points), of the gang they played Khalia Lanier (10) e Rebecca Piva (8), center Hena Kurtagic (7 points, 3 walls) e Anna Danesi (6 points, 3 blocks) under the direction of Francesca Bosio.
