Overview
- Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza overturned a two-set deficit to defeat MA Acqua S. Bernardo Cuneo 3–2 with a 15–10 tie-break.
- Set scores were 27–25, 25–18, 15–25, 20–25, 10–15 in Cuneo, marking the hosts’ first home loss of the season.
- Efe Mandiraci earned MVP honors with 18 points as Piacenza’s attack steadied from the third set on.
- With starting setter Paolo Porro sidelined for muscle issues, Dragan Travica ran the offense while Leon and Gutierrez entered from the third set to change rhythm.
- Piacenza dominated at the net with 14 team blocks, including four each from Simon and Leon, while Cuneo’s opposite Feral led all home scorers with 22 points before 3,050 spectators.