Monza gives itself eighth place and the Italian Cup

It took Vero Volley Monza two and a half hours of play to get the better of Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina. Coach Massimo Eccheli’s boys won in the tie-break after trailing two sets to zero (20-25; 30-32; 25-21; 25-19; 18-16) and snatched two crucial points that give them access to the Italian Cup Quarterfinals.

We will have to wait for the results of the last round of the first leg to find out who the opponent will be. At the OpiquadArena the 2109 spectators in the stands had to deal with a centrifuge of emotions, which was resolved with the point of Padarthat closed the match. Just the opposite of Vero Volleyball is mvp and best scorerof the match with 28 balls put on the ground, 56% in attack.

A note of credit also goes to the Bulgarian setter Zhasmin Velichkov, on the court as a starter and author of 22 points. Monza gives itself a beautiful Christmas present with its third consecutive victory and will now prepare for its home game against Itas Trentino, scheduled on Boxing Day.

Leonardo Scanferla, libero Vero Volley Monza: “Definitely the approach was not the best, a little bit for our fault, but also for their merit, because in the batting they pushed so much the first two sets and we went a little bit in trouble. We take this tie-break, which is the first one we won, and we take this success in front of our audience. The next match is in a while, so we will have to see the things that we have been less successful in trying to do better. The head is already going to the game against Trent, although we have a lot of time, however there is definitely work to be done in the gym because we can still improve.”