Paola Egonu from record drags Milan: Florence goes down

Numia Vero Volley Milan beats Il Bisonte Firenze in a comeback on the ninth day of Tigotà Serie A1. At the Allianz Cloud, the meneghine won with a 3-1 (24-26; 25-13; 25-18; 25-17) partial victory that brings them to 22 points, securing third place in the standings.

Milan also smiles for the return of opposing player Vita Akimova, who after a long shoulder injury returns to the court and scores 5 points. It started uphill this evening’s match for coach Lavarini’s girls who, in the first set, found themselves chasing the Tuscans; despite an attempt to come back in the final, the meneghine surrendered in the advantages and found themselves down in the set tally.

Dominance Numia Vero Volleyball in the next three sets: a super Egonu – who with the 21 balls put on the ground tonight exceeded the ceiling of 6000 points in the competitions of Lega Volley Women–supported by teammates Piva (14 points) and Lanier (MVP of the match with 17 points and 65% positive reception) led Milan to victory, which came after just over an hour and a half of play.

“I am super proud of the way we reacted to the difficulties of the first set, in the second we recovered and played our game – said Paola Egonu -. Playing every 3 days clearly it is difficult to maintain the right continuity: I am happy because we are maintaining lucidity, and even if we have some lapses in attention we recover immediately. I am proud and proud to have reached the 6,000-point milestone among all the competitions of Women’s Volleyball League, but my biggest hope is to reach big goals with this team”.