Perugia one step away from third place and Champions League

A haggard Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza exits the Pala Barton Energy defeated in Game 1 of the 3rd place Final and now, to take the series to Game 3, it will have to win Saturday, May 3 at the PalabancaSport the second act of this series.

Fighting for more than two hours of play, the red-and-white lineup forced by the tally of Italians on the court to field Bovolenta in place 3 along with Simon. In fact no changes for Travica with Kovacevic, Loreti, Galassi and Ricci out of action due to various problems. The only Ricci on the court to allow Gueye’s entry in some rounds, otherwise no possibility of changes for the white-and-white coach.

And yet, the team under 21-14 in the first set took the opponents to the advantages and failed to materialize seven set points while winning the third partial and struggling in the others despite the errors committed especially in attack, as many as 13 of which 6 in the fourth set, weighing heavily on the final outcome of the match.