Almost a month after playing their previous SuperLega Credem Banca game and a period during which Leo Shoes PerkinElmer Modena were eliminated from both the CEV Cup tournament and the race for the Coppa Italia trophy, coach Andrea Giani's stellar squad achieved a heroic return to the path of success by mastering an amazing comeback from two sets down at Itas Trentino in the highlight of the weekend’s 20th leg of regular season action.
Superlega 2021
Modena walk the way from two sets down to victory
With seven aces from Nimir, Leo Shoes PerkinElmer Modena’s stars mount amazing comeback at Trento in weekend’s SuperLega highlight
Published 06:16, 07 Feb 2022
“We believed in it until the end. After two defeats and 18 days without play, it was really tough. The game in Trento was a direct confrontation with the third place at stake. Although we were ahead in the first two sets, we made too many mistakes. We had the patience to resist, knowing that this was the match we needed to recover after the two heavy defeats.” Dragan Stankovic, middle blocker of Leo Shoes PerkinElmer Modena
“It's continuity that we lacked today. They won 23-21 in the fifth set and it was a well deserved victory because they played well. It is quite tough to play at this arena and it was strange for me to come back because it was the first time I played here as an opponent. I was happy to be back, but it was very bad to lose here. Unfortunately, it happens and we have to immediately think about the next game.” Thomas Jaeschke, outside hitter of Allianz Milan