Highlights
Head-to-Head
· Sir Sicoma Monini PERUGIA and TRENTINO Itas have met four times in the Champions League, double meetings in the 2020/21 semi-finals and in this season's group stage.
· In the 2020/21 semi-finals, TRENTINO Itas eliminated Sir Sicoma Monini PERUGIA from the competition after a 3-0 home win and a 2-3 away defeat.
· Earlier this season, Sir Sicoma Monini PERUGIA defeated TRENTINO Itas twice in straight sets in the group stage. Wilfredo Leon Venero was the top scorer in both matches (20 points in Perugia, 21 points in Trento). Daniele Lavia (17 points in Trento) and Alessandro Michieletto (14 points in Perugia) finished as TRENTINO Itas' top scorers.
· Sir Sicoma Monini PERUGIA have a W8-L3 record against Italian teams in the Champions League.
· TRENTINO Itas won just one of their last eight Champions League matches versus Italian clubs, the 3-0 home win versus Sir Sicoma Monini PERUGIA in the 2020/21 semi-finals.
· At the 2021 Club World Championship in December, TRENTINO Itas lost 2-3 to fellow Italian club Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA in the semi-finals.
Sir Sicoma Monini PERUGIA
· Sir Sicoma Monini PERUGIA could reach the Champions League final for a second time, after 2016/17. That season, they eliminated Italian club Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA in the semi-finals (3-2) before losing to Zenit KAZAN in the final (0-3).
· Sir Sicoma Monini PERUGIA claimed a (joint) third place in the 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2020/21 Champions League seasons. They are among the three teams to have claimed the most top-three finishes in the competition without winning the title once, alongside Iraklis THESSALONIKI and PGE Skra Belchatów (all 4).
· Sir Sicoma Monini PERUGIA claimed five group stage wins this season (all 3-0) and received three awarded wins, including two against Zenit SAINT PETERSBURG in the quarter-finals.
· The only other undefeated team this Champions League season is JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel (8 wins)
· Sir Sicoma Monini PERUGIA have not dropped a set in a Champions League match since last year's semi-final matches against TRENTINO Itas (0-3 away defeat, 3-2 home win).
· Wilfredo Leon Venero (70) has collected the most points for the club this season. In the 2020/21 Champions League, he reached a team-high 119 points.
· Leon Venero has produced 13 aces in 13 sets played this Champions League season. His set average (1) is the highest of all players.
TRENTINO Itas
· TRENTINO Itas won the competition three times, in consecutive editions from 2008/09 to 2010/11. The Italians also claimed a top-three finish in 2011/12 (3rd), 2015/16 (2nd) and 2020/21 (2nd).
· Only Zenit KAZAN (6) have won the Champions League more than three times. The Russians (10) are also the only other team to claim as many as six podiums in the competition.
· Of TRENTINO Itas' last nine defeats in the Champions League, seven came against Italian teams (including three versus Sir Sicoma Monini PERUGIA).
· Alessandro Michieletto has won 117 points for the club this Champions League season, ranking him sixth on the best scorer list. The players in the top-five have already been eliminated from the competition.
· Michieletto won 16 points from serves. Only Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA's Robertlandy Simon Aties (19) has produced more aces this Champions League season.
The offal matches between Trentino Volley and Sir Safety Perugia are already 45, with an evaluation that is in favour of the Umbrian team thanks to the victory of the last match (March 6th, 2022, Final of Coppa Italia in Bologna, won for 1-3 by Block Devils): 23-22.
During the ongoing season, the situation is in favour of Sir for 4-2, with Itas Trentino’s victory in the semifinal of Supercoppa in Civitanova for 3-0 on October 23rd and the match of regular season on January 2nd play at home. The other three successes by the team of Perugia were on November 7th, December 2nd (At PalaBarton) and February 10th (at BLM Group Arena), all for 3-0.
The match in a semifinal of a competition with Perugia has now become a pleasant routine, even on international field. In total, Trentino Volley and Sir Safety Volley have already eleven matches in the semifinal, played as follows: once in Champions League (2021), three times in the Play-Off Scudetto (2015, 2018 and 2021) and four in Supercoppa Italiana (2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021).
The evaluation for Trentino Volley is five victories and six eliminations. In total, Trentino Volley won six matches out of eighteen at Palabarton.
Angelo Lorenzetti“We are proud to play a double appointment like this, which is giving away the qualification for the Champions League Final. As a year ago we are facing Perugia, aN opponent who has never lost up to now in this edition of the tournament and has also dictated the law in Italian championship. So a very tough task awaits us, but we know we have a chance to to put the Sir Sicoma Monini in difficulty as already happened during this season.”.
Head coach TRENTINO Itas
Wilfredo Leon“A difficult match against a strong team like Trento certainly awaits us on Wednesday. I expect a long and hard-fought match. We are in good condition and we will give our best on the pitch to try to win the victory ”.
Outside hitter Sir Sicoma Monini PERUGIA
Nikola Grbic“Having to play the away match in Trento next week, the match in our sport hall is even more important because we have to try to get a good result in order to then play for the qualification in Trento. I think the guys are absolutely aware of the importance of the appointment, I am sure we will have a good approach to the match and we will be ready ".
Head coach Sir Sicoma Monini PERUGIA
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Previous Games
07/04/2022 | vs. | 3 - 2 | W | Go to Match Centre |
30/03/2022 | vs. | 2 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
16/02/2022 | vs. | 3 - 0 | W | Go to Match Centre |
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10Competitions Played
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1Titles
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9Matches Played
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8Matches Won
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89%Win %
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26Sets Won
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758Points Won
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47%Attack %
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47%Reception %
Team
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LEON VENERO Wilfredo
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1993
- Birth Place: Santiago de Cuba
- Height: 201 cm
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ANDERSON Matthew John
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1987
- Birth Place: New York
- Height: 204 cm
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RICCI Fabio
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 1994
- Birth Place: Faenza
- Height: 206 cm
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TER HORST Thijs
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1991
- Birth Place: Nijverdal
- Height: 204 cm
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RYCHLICKI Kamil
Opposite
- Birth Date: 1996
- Birth Place: Ettelbruck
- Height: 204 cm
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SOLE' Sebastian
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 1991
- Birth Place: Rosario, Santa Fe
- Height: 202 cm
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COLACI Massimo Vito
Libero
- Birth Date: 1985
- Birth Place: Gagliano del Capo (LE)
- Height: 180 cm
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PLOTNYTSKYI Oleh
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1997
- Birth Place: Vinnitskyi Region
- Height: 195 cm
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Match Report
Sir Sicoma Monini PERUGIA v TRENTINO Itas
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Massimo Colaci"Tonight’s match has been played between two top teams which are on the same level. We played on thin ice, point by point. The match has been amazing and they have searched and found ways to make immediate points. Now we need to go and win in Trento. It will be even harder but we have what it takes to do it."
Libero of Sir Sicoma Monini PERUGIA
Sebastian Solè"We lost the match and we suffer the blow, but I think we have gained an important point, which leaves all unsetteled and that we tought to have lost for a second. They have played extremly well it it had been hard to hold their play in some cases. Next week we need to hunt for the victory in Trento."
Middle blocker of Sir Sicoma Monini PERUGIA
The match in numbers
173
Points
The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.
150
Duration
The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.
2348
Spectators
Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.
280
Match Spikes
The combined total number of successful spikes achieved by both teams throughout the entire match.
44%
Reception Level
An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.
11-10
Net Domination
The number of successful point winning blocks of Sir Sicoma Monini PERUGIA compared to TRENTINO Itas.
9-6
Ace Count
Sir Sicoma Monini PERUGIA number of service aces compared to TRENTINO Itas
64-65
Error Difference
Errors leading to points of Sir Sicoma Monini PERUGIA, next to those from TRENTINO Itas