Itas Trentino, Champions semifinals mortgaged

Berlin-Itas Trentino 0-3

The run into the final table of the 2024 CEV Champions League begins with a peremptory victory in Germany for Trentino Itas. Tonight the Italian champions conquered Berlin’s Max Schmeling Halle with the highest score in the first leg of the quarterfinal match against the hosts of the Recycling Volleys.

A 3-0 never in dispute and definitely promising in view of the return match, scheduled on February 29, in which the gialloblù will be enough to win two sets to detach for the eighth time in the history of Trentino Volleyball the pass for the semifinals of the highest continental trophy for Club.

The team coached by Fabio Soli è earned this important advantage by means of a convincing and effective performance, able to put their backs to the wall from the very first exchanges the Germans, overwhelmed by the great Italian offensive productivity, especially in place 4. In Germany tonight, the Italian setters Lavia and Michieletto did the good and the bad in Germany, scoring 21 and 19 points respectively with screaming percentages (67% for Daniele, 70% for Michieletto) that in fact prevented Berlin from any kind of retort. The mvp è award went to the Calabrian setter also for a greater number of aces made (4 compared to Alessandro’s two, who però bricked more, 1-2), but on closer inspection è it was the whole team that rotated very well, conceding nothing to the opponents (scoring just with a block and a point serve in three sets).