Piacenza vs Modena | Highlights | Italian Volleyball League Playoffs 2026 | Game 5

As we get underway and it's Castells-Bluengi, Piacenza in the white and red on the right serving. It's Mazda Group Modena on the left in the golden blue. And the first point goes to Visitors. Davisciba into the net. Oh that is accuracy. Makrachi out wide to Poro. Block is there because it comes on the pipe instead to Davisciba. And Robert Landis-Simon up with a block. Early warning signs for Modena. And the righty with an ace serve. This one clips the tape. Switching defensive position. Quick attack by Gutierrez. Can't ground it. Chance here for Modena to take the lead. Gutierrez pushed inside. Scramble on. Lou Perry. Great recovery. Gutierrez puts it away in the end. Oh it's under the one. It's a cracker again. Gutierrez for Piacenza. An overpass. And put away by the Cuban International. Does have a good serve on him as well. Gutierrez faster at the arm. Oh that's a super speedy swing for Giuliani. It's his star server to come up with the goods now. Great ball in. Gutierrez one-on-one against Tizio Alou. Davisciba is going to work this one. But it's another big block coming in. Alou Poro. Out of system. Has to go to Buscega. Buscega off the net. And the block comes in from Robert Landis-Simon. Well where do you start to pick away at this first set? Watching on. We have an eye on a lot of the players here today. Modena start up with the Austrian. Coming through the middle to distract the blockers. High ball for Tizio Alou. Great shoulder defense. It's just wide. It's a good serve. For Valencia in early. Free ball. Simon wants it back. On two. Good read. Second free ball in a row for Piacenza. For Valencia. In the corner. In on all his players. A lovely set. And what a put away by Robert Landis-Simon. Can they take advantage? There's the question. Oh. Simon again. Into the middle again. Alou Mati. Gutierrez having to adjust here on that ball. So far in front of him. Buscega. Big block. Scramble coming in. Buscega off the net. Has he caught the line here? Is the question. Zardy on. Oh it's an ace serve. Set point for Valtadrut Modena. Well Valencia chance here. Porro's out though. Has to use the opposite. Scramble play. And Modena are back in this game. 25-21. They take the second set. Great pressure serve. Reaction there. You just see the right hand side of your screen. Porro falling away. He's got the attack. So Tizio Alou had to use the opposite. A little touch off the block. So far by both setters. We're tied at one set apiece. Underway with a change of ends. Modena have a first swing. Over Valencia. This man's right arm. Same as his serve. Great so much speed. What a cleanest hit from Gutierrez. Still another short serve from Damaskiba. Good run through the middle. Mandaraci. Five aces already. Not to be six but they're out of system here. Out wide. Chance here for the pipe. Great swing. Quick reactions coming in. Mandaraci reading the set well from Porro. Roman Ladislaev on straight back into the middle. Two aces to Piacenza's in this set. One to Modena. Overpass opportunity. Piacenza runs it out wide to Mandaraci. A little celebration there. Kalin Sashel. Can he get up to game speed pretty quick? First chance. It's a touch. Mandaraci puts it down the line. Seven attacks. One block. Pachega. 12 points for him. Gutierrez takes that one high. Pache. Mandaraci has to wait for this ball to come over his shoulder. Switch up from Tizi Uelu. Over Valencia. Shut out block. Alexandre over Valencia. Just swings this one hard. Young Brazilian. Piacenza. 21-19. Pachega. Oh that's a massive block. Loretti in. Double defense then for Piacenza. Not needed. Pachega goes long. Balsa Group Modena must win this set. They start off strong with a big serve from Pachega. Over Valencia's right arm. It's a big heavy arm. Another one out of system. Pache reads it. Still in play. Adam Mandaraci keep that ball in play up there. But Sanguinetti puts it straight down. Oh well. Palamparo with one hand on the set. Didn't really have any options to go. Simon gave him an option. Waiting. Sanguinetti takes it. No middle option available. Block gets across. And it's a three-man wall for Piacenza. Gutierrez gets credited with it but Mandaraci with another big serve. Nicely taken by Perry. Missed opportunity for Modena. Is it costly? It most certainly is. Gutierrez on the angle. Another good serve. Nice push from Mandaraci. Mandaraci is doing the damage for Piacenza. The scramble on here. Opportunity. Lovely set out wide for Robert Ladisimov. Pachega slow to get underneath that one. David Skiba shuts out. Or is he? Bergman comes on for his first point of the series. That's a blocking serve. And now Piacenza a one point away. Mandaraci to close it out. And they do so in style. On the road by three sets to one.