The return of Savino Del Bene Scandicci, who were crowned as the new club world champions less than a week ago in Brazil, is one of the highlights of the 2025-2026 Lega Femminile Serie A1 Tigotà Super Saturday.

The second leg of the second round of the regular season in Italy will be held in a single day, with seven matches taking place in different areas of the country on Saturday evening.

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In one of them, scheduled for 20:30 local time (21:30 UTC), Scandicci, who triumphed in the FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship on Sunday after beating Italian League leaders Prosecco Doc Imoco Conegliano, will face 12th-placed Bartoccini-Mc Restauri Perugia on the road.

Scandicci were away from the Lega Femminile for the last two weeks, and while it competed to secure the historic world title in Brazil, the team saw many of its opponents earn points in the domestic league. Because of that, they return to the league in third place, with 34 points (12 wins, two losses), after leaving the country as the second-best side - they were passed by Igor Gorgonzola Novara, who got to 35 (12 wins, three losses) during their absence.

Club World Championship MVP Ekaterina Antropova, who's the Italian League's second-best scorer with 280 points, is one of Scandicci's weapons in their return, alongside fellow tournament Dream Team members Maja Ognjenović and Avery Skinner.

Scandicci have a very successful record against Perugia in the Italian League, having won each of the ten duels involving the teams in the tournament. In the first round, in October, they triumphed 3-1 playing in front of their home fans.

Conegliano play Cuneo on the road

Defending champions and Italian League leaders Conegliano, who were also in Brazil in the last two weeks, are also set to return to action in Italy with a road match - they will play Honda Cuneo Granda Volley at 19:30 (20:30 UTC).

The Panthers continued in first place despite their absence, but saw the gap to the rest of the pack decrease as their rivals collected points, and will be determined to create more separation up top, as well as putting the upset in Brazil behind them.

Lega Volley Femminile - Match Schedule & Results

Saturday's busy schedule in the Italian League will have one match starting at 20:00 (21:00 UTC) - Numia Vero Volley Milano vs. Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri '76 - and another four beginning at 20:30 (21:30 UTC) - Eurotek Laica UYBA Busto Arsizio vs. Novara, Wash4green Monviso Volley vs. CBF Balducci HR Macerata, Il Bisonte Firenze vs. Megabox Ondulati Del Savio Vallefoglia and Omag-Mt San Giovanni In Marignano vs. Bergamo.

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