In the quarterfinals of the Italian Men's Volleyball League playoffs, Monza, the team that Takahashi Ai plays for, faced Civitanova on Sunday, March 10th local time, and won 3-1 (24-26, 25-18, 25-21, 25-20).
Ai Takahashi, in his first start since late January just before his injury, scored a team-high 18 points and was named MVP.
First set starting lineup
Monza
OH: Lepke (Canada), Takahashi
MB: Galassi (Italy), Di Martino (Italy)
OP: Schwartz (Canada)
S: Cachopa (Brazil)
L: Gaggini (Italy)
Civitanova
OH: Nikolov (Italy), Yant (Cuba)
MB: Diamantini (Italy), Anzani (Italy)
OP: Laguncia (Türkiye)
S: Dececco (Argentina)
L: Barrasso (Italy)
*Positions: OH = outside hitter, MB = middle blocker, OP = opposite, S = setter, L = libero
MVP: OH Takahashi Ai
18 points (1 on serve)
Attack effectiveness rate 48.48%
The third match of the playoff quarterfinals will be held at Civitanova home grounds at 26:00 on Sunday, March 16th (Japan time).
Italian League Website: https://www.legavolley.it/
Distribution (VBTV, paid): https://www.volleyballworld.tv/home
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