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Perugia Sweeps Cuneo to Go Clear Atop Superlega With Sixth Straight Win

MVP Wassim Ben Tara powered a clinical home sweep, with Bryan Argilagos deputising for resting captain Simone Giannelli.

Overview

  • Sir Susa Scai Perugia beat MA Acqua S. Bernardo Cuneo 3-0 with set scores of 25-19, 25-16, 25-21 in the 11th‑round early fixture at PalaBarton.
  • The result leaves Perugia alone in first place, three points ahead of Cucine Lube Civitanova, extending their league winning streak to six.
  • Ben Tara led Perugia with 16 points and the MVP award, matched by Kaito Ishikawa on 16, with Igor Plotnytskyi adding 14.
  • Perugia closed with 6 aces, 59% attack efficiency and 8 team blocks, as 3,185 spectators attended the match.
  • Cuneo traveled short-handed with Marko Sedlacek rested after a family event and lost setter Giovanni Baranowicz mid‑second set due to gastralgia; Perugia next hosts Verona, while Cuneo visits Grottazzolina.