Defending champions Conegliano, who won six editions of the Coppa Italia, including the last five, and Novara, who are four-time champions, will get the semifinals started, on Saturday, at 15:30 local time (14:30 GMT).
The reigning world champions, Conegliano have been unstoppable in Italian volleyball this season. The Panthers have won each of their 21 matches in the Italian League, while dropping just four sets. In the quarterfinals of the Coppa Italia, they swept Megabox Ondulati Savio Vallefoglia.
With a star-studded roster that features outside hitters Gabriela ‘Gabi’ Guimarães and Zhu Ting, Swedish scoring machine Isabella Haak, star Polish setter Joanna Wołosz and Olympic champion libero Monica de Gennaro, the Panthers head to Bologna as the main favorites to take the title.
"I was surprised with how easily we were able to integrate the new players into the team," Wołosz reacted. "We didn't always play at our best, but we found our rhythm very quickly. We are lucky to have world-class players like Zhu and Gabi, who integrated pretty well. We have many goals this season and to pursue them we need to give our 100% every day."