The Sunday evening matches in the Italian men’s volleyball SuperLega Credem Banca offered a lot of drama, garnished with a change of guard on top of the current standings. Cucine Lube Civitanova handed Rana Verona their first defeat of the new season, and Sir Susa Scai Perugia took advantage of the opportunity to emerge as the new table leader and the only remaining unbeaten team, but not before celebrating the victory in a five-set turnaround at Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza in the last of five sixth-leg matches played over the weekend.

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Cucine Lube Civitanova took over the second place in the table after the weekend’s matches. In front of nearly three thousand and seven hundred fans on the stands, they stayed invincible at home with a hard-fought 3-0 (25-20, 26-24, 26-24) shutout of previous leaders Rana Verona, improving to 13 points and a 4-1 win-loss record. After suffering their first setback of the season, Verona dropped to third place on 12 and 4-1. Bulgarian star outside hitter Aleksandar Nikolov was once again instrumental to Lube’s success. He contributed 20 points and was the best scorer of the match. Nikolov spiked at a 57% success rate and put away two kill blocks and an ace. The Most Valuable Player (MVP) award of the match, however, went to Canadian opposite Erix Loeppky, who played a key role in the closing third set of the game. Loeppky registered a 63% success rate in attack, two kill blocks and two aces to finish with 14 points. Brazilian opposite Darlan Souza was Verona’s leading scorer with 15 points, including three aces and a block. He signed off with a 69% success rate in swinging.

“Verona are a very strong team, and to beat them today we managed to show a great team performance,” MVP Loeppky said. “These are three important points for the standings and also for morale. A special thanks to our fans, with a special shout-out to the Lube nel Cuore club, who never stopped cheering us on. This enthusiasm gives us a tremendous boost.”

In the weekend’s closing match, Sir Susa Scai Perugia came back from two sets down against their hosts Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza to mount a 3-2 (20-25, 11-25, 25-21, 25-21, 15-8) reverse sweep and climb to the top of the table on 13 and 5-0. Gas Sales take sixth place on 6 and 2-3. Tunisian opposite Wassim Ben Tara led the winners with 14 points, including one kill block, and claimed the MVP honors. Polish outside Kamil Semeniuk chipped in with another 10 points, including two aces. Opposite Alessandro Bovolenta spearheaded Gas Sales with a match-high 21 points, raising two kill blocks and registering a 54% success rate in attack.

A five-set battle unfolded in one of Saturday’s matches as well. Cisterna Volley won the weekend opener at Vero Volley Monza by a rollercoaster 3-2 (25-18, 18-25, 23-25, 25-21, 15-13) as the two sides switched their spots in the current standings. Cisterna surpassed Vero Volley into 10^th place on 4 and 2-3, leaving the team from Monza in 11^th on 4 and 1-4. Opposite Tommaso Guzzo led the way with a match-high 23 points, including four kill blocks. German outside Erik Rohrs was Vero Volley’s most prolific scorer with 21 points, including two aces.

Fourth-placed Valsa Group Modena improved to 10 and 3-2 after a 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-17) shutout of their visitors Sonepar Padova Padua on Sunday. Padova remained in eighth place on 5 and 2-3. Austrian opposite Paul Buchegger was the best scorer of the match with 15 points for Modena, including three aces and a block.

Defending champions Itas Trentino Trento also kept their fifth place after improving to 9 and 3-2. On Saturday, they took a 3-1 (21-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-23) away victory over SuperLega rookies MA Acqua San Bernardo Cuneo. Outside Alessandro Michieletto contributed a match-high 21 points, all in swings at a 60% success rate, and claimed the MVP award. Cuneo stayed in ninth place on 5 and 1-4.

The sixth fixture of the sixth leg, between Allianz Milan and Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina, will be played on November 19. Next on the SuperLega agenda is an advanced game of the 11^th leg between Sir and Cuneo on Thursday, November 13, followed by the six matches of the fifth leg on Saturday and Sunday, November 15 and 16.

SuperLega Credem Banca 2025-2026 upcoming matches:
Nov 13, 20:30 local (19:30 UTC): Sir Susa Scai Perugia v MA Acqua San Bernardo Cuneo
Nov 15, 18:00 local (17:00 UTC): Sonepar Padova Padua v Allianz Milan
Nov 16, 16:00 local (15:00 UTC): Sir Susa Scai Perugia v Rana Verona
Nov 16, 17:00 local (16:00 UTC): Itas Trentino Trento v Vero Volley Monza
Nov 16, 18:00 local (17:00 UTC): Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina v MA Acqua San Bernardo Cuneo
Nov 16, 18:00 local (17:00 UTC): Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza v Cucine Lube Civitanova
Nov 16, 19:00 local (18:00 UTC): Cisterna Volley v Valsa Group Modena

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