Italian champion Brescia got back on the winning track with a 15:11 victory over Trieste in the Serie A1 15th round.
Ortigia and Savona shared the points in a thrilling match (7:7).
Telimar capitalized on the draw in Syracuse. It beat Salerno and climbed to 4th place.
2021/22 Italian League, Day 15
Playoffs group (the 2nd round in the 2nd stage)
Brescia – Trieste 15:11 (5:2, 6:3, 2:2, 2:4)
Brescia: Vapenski 3, Alesiani 3, E.Di Somma 3, Dolce 2, C.Presciutti 1, Renzuto Iodice 1, Luongo 1, Gitto 1.
Trieste: Inaba 4, Podgornik 2, Petronio 1, Buljubasic 1, Bego 1, Mezzarobba 1, Mladossich 1.
Salerno – Telimar 6:16 (1:2, 1:4, 2:5, 2:5)
Salerno: MTomasic 2, M.Luongo 1, Gluhaic 1,Cuccovillo 1,Pica 1.
Telimar: Basic 4, Irving 3, Marziali 3, Vlahovic 2, Lo Dico 1, Occhione 1, Del Basso 1, Lo Cascio 1.
Ortigia – Savona 7:7 (1:0, 4:2, 1:1, 1:4)
Ortigia: F. Condemi 2, Mirarchi 2, A.Condemi 1,Cassia 1, Vidovic 1.
Savona: Patchaliev 2,Rocchi 1, Vuskovic 1, Molina 1, Iocchi Gratta 1, Bruni 1.
Pro Recco bye
Brescia endless its winless streak that lasted for three games (losses to Recco and Novi Beograd and a draw against Ortigia). The title-holder took revenge for a 12:13 defeat to Trieste in the 4th round. Today, Brescia dictated the pace throughout the match. The hosts scored four straight goals in the first 156 seconds of the match. That early 4:0 lead put Brescia on the right track. At halftime, the hosts were 11:5 up. They even had a 7-goal lead twice in the second half (12:5 and 14:7). The fourth quarter belonged to Trieste, but the visitors couldn’t jeopardize Brescia’s win.
Last week, Ortigia won a point against Brescia (9:9), after having a 3-goal advantage before the third period (7:4). Today’s encounter between Ortigia and Savona offered a similar storyline. The Sicilians were in front for most of the time, but they won only a point. Ortigia built a 3-goal lead in the first half (5:2). After a 1:1 third quarter, Savona dominated in the fourth period. The visitors produced a 4:0 run and gained a 7:6 advantage with 01:35 minutes remaining on the clock. But, Ortigia’s Francesco COndemi scored an equalizer for the final score (7:7) with 55 seconds to go. Therefore, the home side could be happier with this result.
After two back-to-back draws, Ortigia dropped to 5th place. Telimar, which beat Salerno convincingly, overtook the Syracuse-based side.
1.Pro Recco 14 – 42
2.Brescia 15 – 37
3. Trieste 15 – 32
4. Telimar 15 – 31
5. Ortigia 15 – 30
6. Savona 15 – 28
7. Salerno 14 – 18
Relegation group (the 2nd round in the 2nd stage)
Catania – Milano Metanopoli 16:8 (4:3, 4:2, 5:1, 3:2)
Catania: La Rosa 5, Eskert 3, G.Torrisi 3, Privitera 2, R.Torrisi 2, Ferlito 1.
Milano: Novara 3, Busilacchi 1, Perez 1, Andryukov 1, Tononi 1, Mattiello 1.
Lazio – Posillipo 7:9 (0:2, 1:3, 2:2, 4:2)
Lazio: Paskovic 3, Checchini2, Vitale 1, Leporale 1.
Posillipo: Abramson 3, M. Di Martire 2, Saccoia 2, Radonjic 1, Picca 1
Roma – Anzio 10:11 (3:4, 3:2, 2:3, 2:2)
Roma: Ciotti 3, F. Faraglia 2, Spione 2,Di Santo 1, Calic 1, Graglia 1.
Anzio Waterpolis: Lapenna 3, Gandini 2, Mironov 2, Di Rocco 2, Giorgetti 1, Grossi 1
Quinto bye
The most exciting duel in the relegation group was an encounter between Roma and Anzio. Two minutes before the end, Roma led 10:9, but Anzio scored the last two goals in the match and earned all three points.
8. Quinto 14 – 19
9. Anzio 15 – 15
10.Posillipo 14 – 13
11 Catania 15 – 13
12. Metanopoli 14 – 12
13. Roma 15 – 7
14. Lazio 14 – 1
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