Piacenza vs. Perugia - Highlights | SuperLega 2025 - Matchday 22

...Sets, Bentara opposite, Loser and Solli through the middle with Plotnitsky and Semenyuk back in harness, that means Yuki. So Brizar sets, Romano opposite, then it's Cuban Robert Landy, Simon with Italian, Galassi through the middle, Steven Maat about to get this one underway against the home team in red and white. Gas sales, Blue Energy, Piacenza, and already just a reminder for the passers that this Perugia serve is devilishly difficult to deal with. That was nowhere near the court from the opposite Romano. Good serve, good block and very nice recovery from Brizar. Playing position six there and he's on the net but can't get anywhere near that one and that's a beautiful run. Tonight for Lorenzetti, it's about demonstrating the two. Plotnitsky there left-handed and left-handed bangs it right down the middle. Getting a lot of pressure in terms of siding out the home side. Nice hit from Brizar, again good stability. It's a good serve from a player that's under a bit of pressure but Loser is having an absolute blinder here. Always reference Steve Timmons on the silent assassin block, it'd be lovely to see him AI'd into the modern generation. Wow, Perugia have got the lead and not look like they're going to lose it at all. It's an atious stuff from them and it should be, they're set. And Tara tickles it over the top, Skampfer the defends and Romano puts it away again. He's going to have to see if Simon can provide another big serve. He can, another fine pass from Semenuk. And this time Plotnitsky just changes everything in the air and puts it down for fun. Once again chasing against the block devils in the black. Sassuza Vimperugia who look very good and Skampferla two brilliant digs at the by way of substitutions. Heavy serve, knocks Maro backwards, Mandirachi has to tip, defended pretty easily by Bentara and put away with even more ease by the... What a serve, it's coming back but it should be another point here for Perugia, what does Gianelli want to run? Well he runs quick tempo on the back set, it wasn't the best pass. Ventren-Cuban hits it hard, Kalachi passes well and it is just flowing, powerful. Can Romano shave another couple of points off with his left handed serve? Good off pacer, Semenuk isolated, blockers on him, defended well by Mandirachi. Amar tries the little reverse tip and then gets the ball shoved down the front, well played Piacenza, they keep it going. And Perugia do the same, that is some crazy volleyball. It's like the serving is just that little bit less consistent, less effective, both sides of the net. Solli goes off pace, Romano doesn't, that's a beautiful dig from Solli. And Plotnitsky comes out of nowhere to tip that. Oh well defended, this is stunning volleyball and Skamferla lays it out, what a brilliant hit. Mandirachi coming in on the angle, saw the gap and he's nailed it, super. At last, at last the job is done, so Malin to serve, try and make up for those two missed passes, that's a good serve. Well passed by Kolachi and almost an A quick on that pipe. The tempo on this, Semenuk about to serve is on 7. That's a lovely serve, Skamferla defends and Romano is playing well here. Perugia going to take a big lead here and it's going to get even bigger on the Sebastian Solli ace. And the block devils of Sousa Vimperugia in the black. Looking very, very good indeed in a match where Angelo Lorenzetti, their coach, wants them to recover the form of the early season. Well they are doing exactly that. Three players in double figures by the way, Plotnitsky, Bentara and Romano. And this time, oh he's, well I thought that was out. The Canadian Steven Maher is producing it. Lose takes matters into his own hands. Lovely serve, that's a vicious serve, Mandirachi didn't know much about it. That's incredible stuff from Piacenza but Perugia defend beautifully. That is real awareness from Perugia, they were, Piacenza will want to come away with the lead after this service visit. Trouble, Plotnitsky somehow gets to that ball and hits it well. Scamferla defends, Maher has to volley over. Gianelli once again gives it to Solli who contorts his body in the air. Plenty of quality as well, it's a good hit. It's passed well enough by Mandirachi and that's a remarkable, remarkable kill from Steven Maher. Semenyuk to go again, two match points arrive for Perugia. It's a good serve, it's a great pass. And Galassi hasn't put it down, a swing for the match for Plotnitsky. Tips off the block, reuse, Brizar goes again. Romano is blocked, Scamferla covers him. And the tip is once again picked up by the Libro. Remarkable from Piacenza, that's gutsy stuff. With match point number three. The pass is off the net, Brizar under pressure, Maher under pressure and he's found the hands again. It's high risk, it's high reward. Oh, magnificent, absolutely stunning. Here we go with the fourth set that should never have been. Somehow, Gas Sales, Blue Energy, Piacenza in the red and white here at home in the Palabanka Sport have manufactured a quite remarkable comeback. They've saved Perugia, it just depends how quickly it passes in this fourth set. Looks to me like they've recovered their composure. Very similar feel to the game that was played back in December. Nice, very nice. But if Piacenza maintain their levels of play as they are at the moment, it has to, doesn't it? No, that was a little bit wayward. Punished by Plotnitsky. Posing themselves, each serve so vital. Deep one, passed well by Maher. Maher comes out of the pipe, gets another free net from Brizar. How much a Mikasa can hurt. It's just brilliant from Plotnitsky, out of system again. Romano is roofed. Now this is a little bit of a downer here for Lozse because he's got to follow that Plotnitsky service run. You are kidding me. That's very good from Steven Martin. It's magnificent again. The pace is not quite good enough. But it's a freebie. Not taken. Solle bumps it high. Plotnitsky once again spins around and hits it. Gets a more legitimate going at this time. But the blockers at this level. From Piacenza and this man from the bench. Bovalenta was brilliant last time. And he's brilliant again. But it's the middle that gets it done. Back where they've been for the majority of this match. In total control. And Lozse for good measure finishes on an ace. It's going to be subject to a video challenge. Lubomir Travitsa thinks once again.