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Dominant Pro Recco wins third European Super Cup in a row

November 10, 2023

Giacomo Cannella Photo by Laszlo Balogh

Pro Recco beat Vasas 18:10 in the European Super Cup, held in Chiavari near Genoa, this evening and made history once again.

With this victory, the reigning European champions achieved the remarkable feat of winning the Super Cup three times in a row, becoming the first team to do so. Additionally, Pro Recco also broke its previous record by winning its 9th Super Cup in total.

Although Vasas participated in the competition for the sixth time, they are yet to win their first trophy in the Super Cup.

Gergo Zalanki and Giacomo Cannella had the leading roles in the match. Each scored six goals.

2023 European Super Cup, Men

Pro Recco – Vasas 18:10 (3:1, 4:1,3:5, 8:3)

Pro Recco: Del Lungo, Iocchi Gratta 1, Zalanki 6, Cannella 6, Younger, Fondelli, Presciutti 1, Echenique 1, Condemi, Kakaris 2, Rossi, Hallock 1, Negri. Head coach: Sukno.

Vasas: Levai, S. Rasovic 1, Dedovic, Randjelovic 3, Zernivary, Selley-Rauscher 1, Dala, Burian 2, Lakatos, Batori 3, Bedo, Batizi, Miszei. Head coach: Nikic.

Pro Recco’s series of three consecutive Super Cups began in 2021 in Szolnok, when Recco demolished the home team (15:4). Last year, the Italians defeated Sabadell in Spain (16:8).

Some believed that Vasas could make the game exciting and offer a stronger resistance to Recco than Szolnok and Sabadell, especially because Recco played without two great aces. Captain Aleksandar Ivovic (who didn’t play in the 2022 Super Cup either) has been injured for a month. Besides, Francesco Di Fulvio wasn’t on the roster due to an injury. Gonzalo Echenique was a captain in the absence of Ivovic and Di Fulvio.

However, the European champion left no chance to the 2023 LEN Euro Cup winners. Vasas trailed by six goals early in the third period. It managed to reduce the gap to three before the final quarter, but Recco killed all Vasas’s hopes of a comeback.

Gergo Zalanki opened the scoring in the 4th minute by converting a penalty shot. Batori replied immediately with a man-up, but Recco, playing excellently in defense, built a 7:2 lead by the end of the first half. Only two of Recco’s players got on the scoresheet in the first two quarters. Giacomo Cannella scored four goals and Gergo Zalanki added three.

Benjamin Hallock made it 8:2 in Recco’s first possession in the third quarter. In the middle of the third period, the difference was still six goals (9:3), but Vasas started coming back and halved the distance. The Hungarians earned a penalty shot in the last second of this quarter, which Bence Batori converted to 7:10.

However, Recco halted Vasas’ comeback with three goals in the first three minutes of the fourth quarter, all three from left-handed players. Gonzalo Echenique (who was the captain in the absence of Ivovic and Di Fulvio) found the net once and  Zalanki twice. The Italians regained a big six-goal advantage (13:7). They didn’t slow and extended the margin to eight by the end of the game.

All winners

1976 Mladost (Yugoslavia)
1977 CSKA Moscow (USSR)
1978 Ferencvaros (Hungary)
1979 Orvosegyetem (Hungary)
1980 Ferencvaros (Hungary)
1981 CSKA Moscow (USSR)
1982 Barcelona (Spain)
1983 CSKA Moscow (USSR)
1984 POSK (Yugoslavia)
1985 Vasas (Hungary)
1986 Spandau 04 (West Germany)
1987 Spandau 04 (West Germany)
1988 Pescara (Italy)
1989 Not held
1990 Mladost (Yugoslavia)
1991 Partizan (Yugoslavia)
1992 Catalunya (Spain)
1993 Pescara (Italy)
1994 Ujpest (Hungary)
1995 Catalunya (Spain)
1996 Mladost (Croatia)
1997-2001 Not held
2002 Olympiacos (Greece)
2003 Pro Recco (Italy)
2004 Honved (Hungary)
2005 Posillipo (Italy)
2006 Jug (Croatia)
2007 Pro Recco (Italy)
2008 Pro Recco (Italy)
2009 Primorac Kotor (Montenegro)
2010 Pro Recco (Italy)
2011 Partizan (Serbia)
2012 Pro Recco (Italy)
2013 Crvena zvezda (Serbia)
2014 Barceloneta (Spain)
2015  Pro Recco (Italy)
2016 Jug (Croatia)
2017 Szolnok (Hungary)
2018 Ferencvaros (Hungary)
2019 Ferencvaros (Hungary)
2020 season canceled
2021 Pro Recco (Italy)
2022 Pro Recco (Italy)
2023 Pro Recco (Italy)

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