Numia Vero Volleyball Milan-Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri ’76 3-1 (25-20; 26-24; 25-27; 25-14)

Numia Vero Volleyball Milan is back in style at the Opiquad Arena. In fact, in the’advance of the thirteenth day of the first leg of the regular season, the meneghine beat in four sets (25-20; 26-24; 25-27; 25-14) a tenacious Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri ‘76.

This was the third consecutive victory for the Consortium’s first women’s team, which after Pinerolo and Rome also won the challenge against the Piedmontese and won more important points for the standings, in which è momentarily leads at a share of 9 points.

A match at a very high pace the one staged in Monza with Orro and companions determined in attack and precise in defense. In the first two partials, the Milanese immediately made their position clear, controlling even in the final bars the opponents’ comeback attempt. In the third fraction, Chieri è was good to start with decision and win a set in the advantages (25-27), which also saw a match point for the hosts. In the final partial, Vero Volley dominated, which after the first study phase immediately took the lead, closing 25-14.

MVP of the match Helena Cazaute (20 points), in the new role of opposite in place of Egonu. Also in double figures Sylla (17), Daalderop (16) and Heyrman (12). Of note were the 9 points of Orro. Now the busy week continues for Lavarini’s girls: Sunday, October 20 at 16:00 they will be back on the field of the Allianz Cloud in Milan for the awaited challenge against Igor Gorgonzola Novara.

Nenad Markovic saves only the result

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Despite Dinamo Sassari’s narrow victory over Anwil Wloclawek in the Europe Cup, coach Nenad Markovic did not è appear satisfied in the press conference: “Defense from two faces, first half very bad, with many individual mistakes with them that could move the ball easily. Very very very good in the second but very bad from the offensive point of view. We have to combine the two halves. We have to find a balance, we can do much better on offense, we could have closed with a bigger gap, defense saved us”.

“We wasted 2-3 possessions even when we were at +8 – added the Sardinians’ coach -, we lost some balls because of fatigue I don’t know or superficiality; we allowed them to come back close more” times, now we are first but we should go to Poland not to defend 3 points but to win”.

“A team canò improve during the course of the season, be able to read situations, we saved ourselves, we won thanks to defense, thanks to the intensityà in our half of the field” continued the coach of the Banco.

“Tambone and Udom from the defensive point of view were very important, Renfro also è was super, Matteo was ready in case of need to play even with Napoli, I è liked, è was very valuable” concluded Markovic.

Carlos Alcaraz-Holger Rune 6-4 6-2

After Jannik Sinner’s crushing victory over Daniil Medvedev (6-0 6-3), Carlos Alcaraz responded with a clear success against Holger Rune in the exhibition match valid for the quarterfinals of the Six Kings Slam. The Spaniard, in fact, ruled the Dane in two sets (6-4 6-2) after just over an hour.

In the first set Rune held on until 4-4. Here the balance is broken in favor of Alcaraz, who converts the second break point of the set and goes to serve for the first partial: the world number two does not tremble and closes it for 6-4.

In the second set, Alcaraz runs rampant: breaks Rune off serve in the opening game and confirms the lead (2-0), repeating the break in the fifth game (4-1). Rune holds serve with pride in the seventh game (2-5) but nothing can; in the eighth, with the Murcian filing the case at the third useful match point.

Carlos Alcaraz thus enters the semifinals in Riyadh where he will face Rafael Nadal, in an all-Spanish derby. On the other side of the scoreboard will face Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic.