Only one match in the groups for the title of the Italian Championships has been played this weekend.
Brescia easily beat Salerno 16:7 in the postponed match of Day 2.
2020/2021 Italian League
Group E (group for the title)
Postponed match of Day 2
Salerno – Brescia 7:16 (0:4, 3:4, 1:2, 3:6)
Rari Nantes Salerno: Cuccovillo 2, M. Luongo 1, Esposito 1, Tomasic 1, Elez 1, Pica 1.
AN Brescia: Cannela 4, Lazic 2, Jokovic 2,Alesiani 2, Dolce 2, Nikolaidis 1, Presciutti 1, Balzarini 1, Renzuto Iodice 1.
Brescia played without Angelos Vlachopoulos, who recovered from coronavirus, but still isn’t fully fit, and injured Edoardo di Somma. Still, the favorite easily defeated Salerno. The visitors took a flying start and rushed to a 6:0 lead. In the 11th minute, Salerno scored its first goal, but they weren’t able to come back into the game. Brescia controlled the match and continued its winning streak.
1 Brescia 3 – 9
2 Savona 3 – 6
3 Ortigia 3 – 3
4 Salerno 3 – 0
Group G (relegation group), Day 4
Lazio-Metanopoli 6:8 (2:1, 2:3, 0:2, 2:2)
Lazio: Leporale 3, Vitale 1, Caponero 1, Antonucci 1.
Metanopoli Milan: Lanzoni 3, A.Brambilla 2, L.Bianco 1, G.Bianco 1,Cimarosti 1.
Florentia – Roma 10:11 (2:2, 2:2, 3:3, 3:4)
Florentia: A.Di Fulvio 3, Astiarta 3, Ganic 2, Carnesecchi 1, F.Turchini 1.
Roma Nuoto: F: Faraglia 4, Tartaro 2, Ciotti 1, M. Vavic 1, De Robertis 1, Casasla 1, Spione 1.
1 Quinto 3 – 9
2 Roma 2 – 6
3 Florentia 3 – 3
4 Metanopoli 3 – 3
5 Lazio 3 – 0
Fourth Italian Cup for Orizzonte
There have been no many games in Serie A1 for men this weekend, but the ladies have had a busy week.
The Final Six of the Women’s Italian Cup was held in Ostia.
Ekipe Orizzonte won the trophy, after a narrow 6:5 victory over SIS Roma in the gold-medal match.
Photo by: Andrea Staccioli/Inside – DBM (click to enlarge)
Five teams took part in the tournament. Orizzonte and Plebiscito Padova, the finalists of the 2019/20 Italian Cup, qualified directly to the semifinals.
Only one quarterfinal match was played. SIS Roma defeated Trieste 20:11. Florentia had to withdraw due to the positive coronavirus cases at the club. Therefore, their opponent CSS Verona advanced to the semis without jumping into the water.
In the semifinals, SIS Roma edged out the winner in the previous season Plebiscito – 9:8, while Orizzonte ran over CSS Verona – 18:5.
Orizzonte’s defense worked perfectly in the opening minutes of the final . After the first half, Orizzonte led 3:0. SIS Roma reduced the gap before the final quarter (3:4). But, Orizzonte earned a 2-goal lead in the fourth period (5:3 and 6:4) and didn’t let Roma equalize. The best scorer of the final was Orizzonte’s Arianna Garibotti with three goals.
Plebiscito won the bronze medal. The Padua-based team demolished CSS Verona in the 3rd-place match (14:3).
Orizzonte became the first team that won four Italian Cups for ladies. Orizzonte won the inaugural edition of the competition, held in 2012. After that, Orizzonte finished in 1st place in 2013, 2018, and 2021. Plebiscito has won three trophes (2015, 2017, 2020). Besides these two, three teams have won the Italian Cup – SIS Roma (2019), Bogliasco (2016), and Rapallo (2014).
2020/21 Women’s Italian Cup, Final Six
Quarterfinals
SIS Roma – Trieste 20:11 (6:4, 4:5, 5:0, 2:0)
CSS Verona – Florentia – Florentia withdrew due to positive coronavirus cases
Semifinals
Plebiscito – SIS Roma 8:9 (3:1, 3:4, 1:2, 1:2)
Ekipe Orizzonte – CSS Verona 18:5 (3:1, 4:1, 5:2, 6:1)
FInal Day
Final
SIS Roma-Ekipe Orizzonte 5:6 (0:2, 0:1, 3:1, 2:2)
3rd-place match
Plebiscito – CSS Verona 14:3 (5:0, 3:3, 3:0, 3:0)
