Play Off 3rd Place SuperLega Credem Banca
Allianz Milano wins Game 4 and wins the pass to the Champions League. Trento will compete in the CEV Cup
Race 4 Final 3rd Place Credem Banca
Allianz Milano -Itas Trentino 3-1 (25-21, 18-25, 25-20, 25-21)
Allianz Milano -Itas Trentino 3-1 (25-21, 18-25, 25-20, 25-21) – Allianz Milan – Itas Trentino 3-1 (25-21, 18-25, 25-20, 25-21) – Allianz Milan: Porro 0, Ishikawa 28, Loser 8, Reggers 18, Mergarejo Hernandez 11, Vitelli 6, Colombo (L), Kaziyski 0, Zonta 0, Catania (L), Dirlic 0. NE Starace, Innocenzi, Piano. Enclosure Square. Itas Trentino: Sbertoli 2, Michieletto 19, Kozamernik 8, Rychlicki 14, Magalini 12, Podrascanin 9, Berger (L), Nelli 0, Pace 0, Laurenzano (L), Lavia 0. NE D’Heer, Cavuto, Acquarone. All. Suns. REFEREES: Zanussi, Lot. NOTES – set duration: 27′, 28′, 29′, 26′; total: 110′.
SuperLega bronze medal and historic Champions League qualification for Allianz Milano, after Game 4 of the 3rd Place Final against the Italian Champions Itas Trentino. The match ends 3-1 for the Lombards, who appeared better than their opponents and were only able to overturn the second set, won by Itas 18-25 in an almost one-sided set. For the rest more Milan than Trento in defense and attack. Yuki Ishikawa with 28 points and 70% in attack, elected MVP of the match, indelibly signs this match in front of over 3,500 at the Allianz Cloud. Milan started well, in the wake of the clear success of Game 3, not suffering mentally from the return of Soli’s team and then finishing in four sets. The match ends in 110 minutes, Trento will have to recover the luster of the regular season as soon as possible because the Champions League final must be played at the beginning of May. Allianz Milano can finally take a breather with many of its protagonists who will experience the Olympic summer with their national teams.
MVP: Yuki Ishikawa (Allianz Milan)
SPECTATORS: 3504
Roberto Piazza (Allianz Milan coach): “I’m very happy for the boys. Following Race 1 we spoke to each other for a long time, we discussed each other after an important moment of silence and reflection and we understood that we still had a lot of fuel to move forward. This evening I believe the result is right. The match started with an extraordinary ball that gave us a good boost. How this applause-filled audience pushed us.”
Riccardo Sbertoli (Itas Trentino): “It is difficult to accept this verdict but we tried to fight with all our strength until the end. Now we must not lose our bearings and start again from the good things we have done during this last period to try to write a different ending with the Champions League Final on May 5th in Turkey.”
3rd Place Final – The formula
The two losing teams in the Scudetto Semifinals play the 3rd Place Final with the formula of 3 games won out of 5. The winner is qualified for the 2024/2025 Champions League. The loser is qualified for the 2024/2025 CEV Cup.
