Norbello wins in Naples and sees the playout salvation
Norbello wins the salvation battle with Sant’Espedito in Naples and makes a leap forward that is perhaps decisive. In Sassari a passionate derby between TT Sassari and Marcozzi ends in two after four hours.
A1 male. “Vital” victory for Norbello in the direct confrontation with Sant’Espedito. 4-1, superiority never questioned and fifth place, leader in the battle for salvation. The last two (currently Prato and Sant’Espedito) are relegated to A2, the fifth and sixth, today Norbello and Reggio Emilia, will play the playout. But with one turn to go, it’s not over yet. In the match in Naples the turning point was probably in the second set of the first match between Diogo Carvalho and Riniotis, when the Portuguese Norbello already in the lead won the set after eight set points, then closing 3-1. Vellucci’s defeat did not change the attitude. The other Portuguese beats the Swedish Loso in four sets, gets distracted in the third, but in the other three he leaves the opponent just twelve points. Diogo Carvalho overwhelms Palmieri, finally Mendes has to resort to the fifth set to be right Riniotis.
Marcozzi-Castelgoffredo was scheduled for Saturday, two teams already certain of the Scudetto playoffs together with the battleships Carrara and Messina. The game was not played, on Friday evening the positivity of a Lombard player at Covid was ascertained, the trip was therefore skipped and postponed.
A1 women. He played the Quattro Mori alone, beaten on Friday in Bolzano by Appiano 4-0. Game without history, just three sets torn by Cagliari. Serbian Jokic lost in four sets to Vivarelli and Pergel, De Hoop lost to Styhar, and Ferciug was defeated 3-0 set by Pergel in the opening match.
Cortemaggiore-Norbello will be played on April 3.
A2 male. A great derby between TT Sassari and Marcozzi ended 3-3, with four matches concluded in the fifth set. Marcozzi jumped ahead with two points from Kuznetsov on Poma and Morato, two of the least beaten in the championship, and from Kazeem again on Morato. Sassari limited the damage with Ashimiyu on Ferrero. Then the slow rise with the victory to the fifth of the Nigerian Ashimiyu over his compatriot Kazeem, finally the equal to the fifth, of Poma on Ferrero.
Now TT Sassari and Marcozzi have to recover the third position, but the Sassari have to recover a game.
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