Volley Superleague. Sir restarts from Verona: "Let's keep the lead"

by Alberto Aglietti

PERUGIA

The second half of the regular season of the men's Superleague is underway, which will be even more delicate for Sir Susa Vim Perugia, because all the rivals will try to beat the league leaders. Only three games are scheduled today, the most interesting of which is the one that the block-devils will play at 18 pm against Rana Verona, fourth in the current standings. A match that puts at risk the path that has been free of blemishes so far by the Italian champions. The home team led by coach Radostin Stoytchev started with a handicap and recorded a decline in results in November. Seven wins and four defeats demonstrate that consistency in performance is still lacking. The Scaligeri, however, are capable of having very high peaks of play thanks to the Malian opposite hitter Noumory Keita and the Slovenian spiker Rok Mozic, the two absentees in the first leg.

In short, they will find bread for their teeth the block-devils directed by coach Angelo Lorenzetti who have acquired certain certainties but are aware of having to express themselves at a high level. The guests will rely on the Argentine central Sebastian Solé and the libero Massimo Colaci, the two former players on duty, to lead the assault on the enemy fortress. There are forty-one precedents, the Umbrians have won on thirty-four occasions and have given up victory only seven times.

Chasing records are Yuki Ishikawa who with ten attacks would reach 100 points this season, while Simone Giannelli with a block would reach the milestone of 500 points in his career. The match will be broadcast live on Vbtv and Dazn. Referees: Andrea Pozzato (BZ) and Alessandro Cerra (CZ). Verona: Abaev - Keita, Cortesia - Zingel, Dzavoronok - Mozic, D'Amico (L).

Perugia: Giannelli - Ben Tara, Solé - Loser, Plotnytskyi - Semeniuk, Colaci (L).