The Supercoppa final’s top scorer was Civitanova’s Turkish opposite Adis Lagumdzija, who reached 22 points (18 kills, three blocks, one ace) – Italian outside hitter Ivan Zaytsev tallied 15.
With the victory, Perugia confirmed their supremacy in the event in the last decade as the Block Devils won five of the last seven editions of the tournament – 2017-2018, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2022-2023 and 2023-2024. It was the first victory of the team under the guidance of new head coach Angelo Lorenzetti, who arrived from Itas Trentino.
“Civitanova played really well today and the fact what we were able to win the match after being down 2-0 makes me very happy,” Brazilian middle blocker Flavio Gualberto remarked. “It’s mentally very difficult to come back in a situation like that and we were talking about remaining focused and pushing each other up. It was important for us to win a trophy so early in the season and it shows we’re building a strong team for the next months.”
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