Overview
- Sonepar Padova beat MA Acqua S. Bernardo Cuneo 3-2 in the season opener in Padova, with the tie-break ending 15-13.
- Cuneo collected one point from the five-set defeat, marking a competitive top-flight return after 11 years away.
- Marko Sedlacek and Feral led Cuneo with 21 points each, while veteran setter Michele Baranowicz directed the attack.
- Coach Matteo Battocchio retained captain-libero Domenico “Mimmo” Cavaccini and central Lorenzo Codarin and added experienced arrivals Ivan Zaytsev and Baranowicz.
- As a newly promoted side facing one-team relegation, Cuneo pursues stability with strong local backing and nationwide coverage on VBTV, with select matches on DAZN and Rai.