Italy - Serie A1 2023/24

  • The first verdict of the season is Trento being relegated. Well deserved if I must say, most of the time they looked like a mid Serie A2 team and even though Mazzanti managed to make them less miserable they still looked horrible. It's a good news for Bergamo, because they desperately need a win in order to keep their chances of avoid relegation alive and their next match is indeed against Trento.


    Casalmaggiore is trying to keep the the battle for the playoff alive, but it might be too late.

  • The first verdict of the season is Trento being relegated. Well deserved if I must say, most of the time they looked like a mid Serie A2 team and even though Mazzanti managed to make them less miserable they still looked horrible. It's a good news for Bergamo, because they desperately need a win in order to keep their chances of avoid relegation alive and their next match is indeed against Trento.


    Casalmaggiore is trying to keep the the battle for the playoff alive, but it might be too late.

    But Bergamo just lost against Busto, it’s the match that they need to win but they lost all 3 pts. Congrats to Busto that they should be safe now, able to maintain in A1 with this squad is huge.

  • But Bergamo just lost against Busto, it’s the match that they need to win but they lost all 3 pts. Congrats to Busto that they should be safe now, able to maintain in A1 with this squad is huge.

    And with all the turmoil surrounding the coach position, remarkable indeed. Coming to Bergamo, for sure they should've get at least a point today, the problem is they shouldn't have got to this point in the first place. That's not a roster that should fight for relegation.

  • And with all the turmoil surrounding the coach position, remarkable indeed. Coming to Bergamo, for sure they should've get at least a point today, the problem is they shouldn't have got to this point in the first place. That's not a roster that should fight for relegation.

    That’s exactly the reason I think they deserve to be relegated than any others. Definitely the most disappointing team this season given with the squad vs the results. They now can only hope Cueno losing 0:3/1:3 to Firenze to keep their chance alive, assuming these two messy teams losing all their remaining matches expectedly except the Bergamo Trento match. But I wouldn’t be surprised if Bergamo losing an extra point to Trento to be game over directly.

  • That’s exactly the reason I think they deserve to be relegated than any others. Definitely the most disappointing team this season given with the squad vs the results. They now can only hope Cueno losing 0:3/1:3 to Firenze to keep their chance alive, assuming these two messy teams losing all their remaining matches expectedly except the Bergamo Trento match. But I wouldn’t be surprised if Bergamo losing an extra point to Trento to be game over directly.

    Dreadful season indeed, even winning out the remaining games could be not enough for them because I can totally see Cuneo scoring points against two teams that have nothing more to ask to the regular season.

  • I think so, too. She’s definitely stepped her game up a notch. The team also looks engaged since the beginning of the season when they let balls go and lost points seemingly without a care. Love to see it! Smarzek was really good in the VNLs last summer, too.

    Smarzek didn't participate in last summer's VNL. But glad to see her gaining her confidence back

  • before the start I saw trento and roma relegated


    But while roma keep same team and did amazing campaign trento was just awful

  • The Sara(h)s are both pos3 attackers though, so I'm afraid Lubian will still play as the slider with Chirichella/Danesi? Or am I forgetting another (good) slider? Unless they just forget about the slide attack and leave that whole air space open for Egonu/Antropova to dominate from backrow :cheesy:

    Does Danesi ever run slides?:what: Italia's problem is they have like 10 great mb2 attacking in front of setter but as slider they only have chirichella and Lubian of which both can't block to save their lives (chiri is still slightly better than lubian)

  • Does Danesi ever run slides?:what: Italia's problem is they have like 10 great mb2 attacking in front of setter but as slider they only have chirichella and Lubian of which both can't block to save their lives (chiri is still slightly better than lubian)

    you don’t really need a slider when you have Egonu

  • Does Danesi ever run slides?:Τι: Italia's problem is they have like 10 great mb2 attacking in front of setter but as slider they only have chirichella and Lubian of which both can't block to save their lives (chiri is still slightly better than lubian)

    I think that she was using the slide sometimes when she was in Imoco.

  • 24th round


    VALLEFOGLIA - CONEGLIANO 1-3

    Degradi 12, Große Scharmann 10, Aleksic 7 / Haak 29, Gennari 14, De Kruijf 12

    https://www.legavolleyfemminil…enter/746477/statistiche/

    MVP: Haak


    NOVARA - SCANDICCI 0-3

    Akimova 15, Bonifacio 14, Szakmary 5 / Antropova 25, Zhu Ting 10, Herbots 8

    https://www.legavolleyfemminil…enter/746478/statistiche/

    MVP: Antropova


    PINEROLO - CASALMAGGIORE 1-3

    Nemeth 20, Akrari 17, Sorokaite 9 / Smarzek 25, Lee 13, Manfredini 11

    https://www.legavolleyfemminil…enter/746479/statistiche/

    MVP: Smarzek


    BERGAMO - BUSTO 1-3

    Lorrayna 19, Nervini 15, Butigan 11 / Bracchi 19, Piva 12, Lualdi 8

    https://www.legavolleyfemminil…enter/746480/statistiche/

    MVP: Boldini


    CHIERI - FIRENZE 0-3

    Anthouli 16, Kingdon 9, Gray 8 / Kipp 15, Alsmeier 13, Ishikawa 11

    https://www.legavolleyfemminil…enter/746481/statistiche/

    MVP: Mazzaro


    MILANO - CUNEO 3-0

    Egonu 21, Sylla 10, Rettke 8 / Enweonwu 15, A.Haak 9, Stigrot 8

    https://www.legavolleyfemminil…enter/746482/statistiche/

    MVP: Orro


    ROMA - TRENTINO 3-2

    Bici 28, Rivero 17, Rucli 15 / Michieletto 21, Dehoog 17, Shcherban 13

    https://www.legavolleyfemminil…enter/746483/statistiche/

    MVP: Bici

  • Does Danesi ever run slides?:what: Italia's problem is they have like 10 great mb2 attacking in front of setter but as slider they only have chirichella and Lubian of which both can't block to save their lives (chiri is still slightly better than lubian)

    Danesi played MB1 and slides in Tokyo - Fahr was MB2.


    It was tragic...

  • Danesi played MB1 and slides in Tokyo - Fahr was MB2.


    It was tragic...

    Hahah that's what I thought 😂