Sir with a view to the semi-final. But Modena must be beaten

by Alberto AgliettiPERUGIAThird act of the challenge in the quarter-finals of the play-offs for the championship today at 19pm at the Pian di Massiano sports hall for the Sir Susa Vim PerugiaThe block-devils are leading two to zero in the series but they are not relaxing, winning is the only recipe against the Valsa Group Modena. In the first match, the Emilians forced the Bianconeri to come back after being down by a set, while in the second match, the Umbrians won in three sets at the end of a hard-fought match. Coach Angelo Lorenzetti's team is not playing its best volleyball in recent times, not very concrete in the fundamentals of the point-phase and too wasteful in general. Therefore, a sort of jolt is sought to regain effectiveness in serving and blocking. The absentees at the moment are Russo and Semeniuk, so the Perugians rely on the director Simone Giannelli (pictured) to lead the assault. Facing the Umbrians will be the team of coach Alberto Giuliani who now has nothing left to lose. With their backs to the wall, the canaries will have to try everything by leveraging the Austrian opposite Paul Buchegger. The former players of the match are Yuki Ishikawa and Angelo Lorenzetti on one side, Luciano De Cecco and Simone Anzani on the other. Many challenges in the past, the paths have crossed fifty-three times, with thirty-three victories for the Umbrians and twenty-one successes for the yellow and blues. A huge crowd is expected in the stands but for those who cannot be on the pitch, the Dazn and Vbtv platforms will broadcast the match live. Referees: Stefano Cesare (RM) and Alessandro Pietro Cavalieri (CZ).

Perugia: Giannelli - Ben Tara, Solé - Loser, Ishikawa - Plotnytskyi, Colaci (L).Modena: De Cecco – Buchegger, Anzani - Mati, Davyskiba - Gutierrez, Gollini (L).