Italy - Serie A1 2018/19

    Busto has match against Conegliano and Monza against Bergamo. This matches will decide who will be 4th.


    Monza for sure has bigger chance than Busto.

    I'm always too harsh with her but I wish Arrighetti will retire after this season, she was a very good player but right now it's simply painful to watch her perform like this.


    Scandicci has lost many games recently,there's clearly something wrong.Haak is struggling in every phase of the game. Vasileva with 1/14 in attack :gone: Also Lucia is playing bad lately


    Smarzek had a very bad start but then she got better every match. She and Olivotto were Bergamo's best players this season. I also like Courtney,she's a smooth passer

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    I'm always too harsh with her but I wish Arrighetti will retire after this season, she was a very good player but right now it's simply painful to watch her perform like this.


    Scandicci has lost many games recently,there's clearly something wrong.Haak is struggling in every phase of the game. Vasileva with 1/14 in attack :gone:


    Smarzek had a very bad start but then she got better every match. She and Olivotto were Bergamo's best players this season. I also like Courtney,she's a smooth passer

    Arrighetti. No setter in the world can provide her those balls on the net she uses to kill. She was quite good when she tried the slides.


    Vasileva.... :gone:

    I wonder what will happen to Vasilieva after that season. She will probably want to stay in Italy because of Atanasijevic, but I dont think there is a club which would like to spend that much money on her (there were rumors that she earned about 1 million in Kazan). So she have to reduce her salary expectations and go to some mid teams or be a sub in top club.

    I`m so happy for Bergamo, but unfortunately they have litttle chance to take 8th spot....

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    Busto has match against Conegliano and Monza against Bergamo. This matches will decide who will be 4th.


    Monza for sure has bigger chance than Busto.

    On the other hand that match is meaningless for Conegliano, but the other not for Bergamo. So let's wait, if Conegliano goes for a win with all players?

    25th Round


    BERGAMO - SCANDICCI 3-0

    Smarzek 20, Tapp 11, Olivotto 9 / Haak 10, Stevanovic 7, L.Bosetti 7

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    BRESCIA - CONEGLIANO 3-2

    Villani 20, Miniuk 11, Rivero 11 / Fabris 24, Tirozzi 23, Sylla 16

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    NOVARA - CUNEO 3-2

    Egonu 33, Plak 15, Chirichella 14 / Markovic 21, Van Hecke 18, Mancini 11

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    FILOTTRANO - FIRENZE 1-3

    Whitney 17, Vasilantonaki 15, Partenio 12 / Daalderop 25, Lippmann 18, Sorokaite 17

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    BUSTO ARSIZIO - CASALMAGGIORE 3-1

    Meijners 31, Herbots 16, Samadan 10 / C.Bosetti 18, Carcaces 18, Cuttino 13

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    CLUB ITALIA - CHIERI 3-1

    Lubian 15, Nwakalor 14, Pietrini 13 / Gyselle 25, Angelina 15, Perinelli 10

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    Rest: MONZA


    Standing

    1. CONEGLIANO 58

    2. NOVARA 52

    3. SCANDICCI 47

    4. BUSTO ARSIZIO 45

    5. MONZA 45

    6. CASALMAGGIORE 40

    7. FIRENZE 39

    8. CUNEO 34

    9. BERGAMO 31

    10. BRESCIA 30

    11. FILOTTRANO 14

    12. CHIERI 9

    13. CLUB ITALIA 6

    So now it is official that Bergamo is out after

    Cuneo took 1 point from Novara.

    Such a disappointment by Bergamo, I hope they keep Courtney, she's a good defensive OH and her approach to attacks is enjoyable to watch (at least for me). I expected more from Tapp to be honest, she was completely invisible during the season. The same thing about Acosta and Mingardi, they failed as an offensive wing-spikers. They should build a team for next season around Cambi - Olivotto - Smarzek - Courtney - Siressi and Carraro.

    If Smarzek had played from the beginning as she did in the 2nd half of the season, Bergamo would have had much better chances to make the playoff. But OK, she's a young player and obviously she needed time to adapt and by now she really arrived, so next season she can be a key player from the beginning.

    I wonder who will be named MVP for the regular season. I don't see any standout.


    Fabris and Haak were a big letdown. Smarzek and Lippman only played well half season.


    Setters (besides Woloz and Oro) was a show of horror. ( I liked Tominaga and Di Lulio).


    But we saw some really good things on the OH with Anthi, Orthmann, Nika, Vilani and Sylla proved she can play for a top team.... Her 63 receptions in a win against Vitra shows exactly what she can do.


    I guess Egonu should be MVP...I really don't see anyone else who actually deserves it.

    As far as I know there's never been the Mvp of the regular season, there's the gazzetta award but I don't think it's an official award . The Lega only gives the Mvp to the best player of the finals.

    I completely disagree about the setters being an horrow show

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    I think it is such a waste of Mingardi to play as OH. She was very dominant last season as OPP. Well, she may develop to be a good OH in the future but her sudden conversion also paid the price for Bergamo.

    Dominant sounds like a big word to me but yeah,she was quite good last year as opposite. I can't see her as OH, she can't pass at a decent level