This week the **2022-2023 Men’s Coppa Italia champions** will be crowned, with Allianz Milano, Sir Safety Susa Perugia, Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza and Itas Trentino battling for the title between Saturday and Sunday in Rome.
What's On: Your guide to this week's best LIVE matches
The week of February 20-26 in volleyball and beach volleyball
Published 07:38, 20 Feb 2023
National league play also continues in Italy for the women and in several other regions of the world, including the Rupay **Prime Volleyball League** Powered by A23 in India, Serbia and Argentina.
On the sand, seven Asian nations will begin their journeys to attempt to qualify for the Paris 2024 Games as the AVC Continental will have a Continental Cup phase 1 event going on in Qatar from Tuesday to Saturday.
Know more about these topics and many more and get ready for the week:
Monday
Rupay Prime Volleyball League Powered by A23
The second round of matches of the Rupay Prime Volleyball League Powered by A23 continues on Monday in Hyderabad with two matches. At 19:00 local time (13:30 UTC), the Kolkata Thunderbolts will face the Mumbai Meteors. Later, at 21:30 (15:00 UTC), it will be time for the Ahmedabad Defenders and the Calicut Heroes to clash. The later duel will reunite the teams ranked first and second in the league as the Defenders have seven points with three wins in four matches while the Heroes have six and are undefeated.
Tuesday
Lega Pallavolo Serie A1 Femminile: Cuneo Granda S. Bernardo vs. Il Bisonte Firenze – 19:00 local time (18:00 UTC)
The only weekday match of the Lega Pallavolo Serie A1 Femminile will reunite teams that are currently in the lower half of the standings. Ranked ninth with 24 points (eight wins), Il Bisonte Firenze are in a stronger position to contend for a playoff spot while the 11th-placed Cuneo Granda S. Bernardo, who have 17 points (six wins), are a little more distant and still not totally safe from relegation.
AVC Continental Cup Phase 1 Western Zone - Qatar
The beach volleyball qualification process for the Paris 2024 Games through the Asian pathway begins this week, with the Phase 1 of the region’s Continental Cup having its first tournament in Qatar. Men’s and women’s teams from the continent’s Western Zone will be in competition from Tuesday to Saturday at the Al-Gharafa Sports Club and among them will be Qatar’s Olympic bronze medallists Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan. Jordan, Libya and Qatar will compete among the women while the men’s tournament will feature teams from Saudi Arabia, Oman, Palestine and hosts Qatar.
Wednesday
Women’s CEV Volleyball Cup
Two quarterfinal duels of the Women’s CEV Volleyball Cup are set to begin on Wednesday. In one of them, set to begin at 18:00 local time (17:00 UTC), Romania’s C.S.M. Targoviste will play against Greece’s Olympiakos Piraeus. Later, at 19:00 local time (18:00 UTC), will battle Romania’s CS Volei Alba Blaj and Poland’s Budowlani Łodź.
Thursday
Argentinean Men’s League – Obras vs. Ciudad Voley – 19:30 local time (22:30 UTC)
Longtime Argentinean national team starting outside hitters Rodrigo Quiroga and Facundo Conte will be on opposite sides in the opening day of the seventh and final round of the country’s national league regular season. Conte’s team Ciudad sit at the top of the standings with an undefeated campaign of 19 victories while Quiroga’s Obras are tenth with five wins and 14 losses.
Friday
Women’s Serbian League – Crvena Zvezda vs. Zeleznicar – 18:00 local time (17:00)
An important match will be played in the Serbian Women’s League with defending champions and third-placed Crvena Zvezda hosting second-placed Zeleznicar in Belgrade. Both teams are in excellent form, with Crvena Zvezda being undefeated in their last eight league matches and Zeleznicar holding a 14-match winning streak.
Saturday
Men’s Coppa Italia
The Final Four of the Men’s Coppa Italia will take place over the weekend in Rome with some of the top Italian teams fighting for the title. The semifinals will take place on Saturday – Sir Safety Susa Perugia vs. Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza at 15:30 local time (14:30 UTC) and Itas Trentino vs. Allianz Milano at 18:00 local time (17:00 UTC) – and the final is scheduled for Sunday at 16:00 local time (15:00 UTC).
SuperLega Credem Banca: Emma Villas Aubay Siena vs. Cucine Lube Civitanova – 20:00 local time (19:00 UTC)
Emma Villas Aubay Siena and defending champions Cucine Lube Civitanova will be the only teams to get on the court this weekend in the SuperLega Credem Banca. Their encounter was originally scheduled for February 12, but ended up being postponed due to seismic events that affected the Siena region that day. Lube are currently in fourth place with 32 points (11 wins) while Siena are at the bottom of the standings, in 12th, with 15 points (five wins).
Sunday
Lega Pallavolo Serie A1 Femminile: Vero Volley Milano vs. Savino Del Bene Scandicci – 17:00 local time (16:00 UTC)
The Lega Pallavolo Serie A1 Femminile will have a busy day, with six matches taking place over the day and the most exciting duel should be the one between Vero Volley Milano and Savino Del Bene Scandicci. Ranked third and second in the standings, the teams could switch positions if the hosts make good use of their homecourt advantage. Scandicci are currently three points ahead with 48, but have the same 15 victories as their opponents.
