Lube, countdown to remake of Italian Cup final

Countdown to the remake of the 2025 Italian Cup Final. The mainstage match of the 6th round of the Regular Season is undoubtedly the challenge on Sunday, Nov. 9 (6 p.m. with live DAZN, VBTV and Radio Arancia coverage) between Giampaolo Medei’s Cucine Lube Civitanova, third in the standings with 10 points, and Fabio Soli’s Rana Verona, the leader of the top series with a full score after four matches. The postponement of the Del Monte Supercoppa, originally scheduled for the 7th and 8th of the month in Saudi Arabia, produced a ripple effect by giving the Palas a top-flight match between the two teams that were supposed to face each other in Dammam for the dry Supercoppa semifinal.

It promises to be a sporting battle based on breathtaking duels under the net between athletes of international caliber. There is anticipation for the return to Civitanova of Micah Christenson, Francesco D’Amico and Marco Vitelli. Lube comes from the 3-1 home win against Cisterna Volley, the guests from the success achieved in the shadow of the Arena in four sets against Itas Trentino. The home lineup needs to raise its level again after the two-faced test it offered with the Pontini, the Veneto team is on the right track and wants to repeat the show of strength it displayed against the Dolomites.

This is a special date for setter Mattia Boninfante, on court for the 100th time in his career in a Regular Season match and opposite a veteran of the role such as the American Micah Christenson, who in Civitanova established a special feeling with the people in his three years as a cuciniero. It will also be a night to remember for Santi Orduna, who would become the fourth longest-serving athlete ever in the SuperLega if he enters the court.