An encounter between Posillipo and Savona, played in Naples this afternoon, was the 11th-round derby of the Italian League. However, the big match of the weekend lacked excitement.
Savona blew Posillipo away- 15:6. Posillipo scored two goals in the first two minutes, taking a 2:1 lead. However, in the following sixteen minutes, Posillipo had no answer to Savona’s strong defense, commanded by Marco Del Lungo. The visitors produced an 8:0 run and built a 9:2 lead early in the third quarter. Savona continued to dominate, ultimately widening the margin to nine goals. Young Hungarian Oliver Leinweber shone for Savona, scoring five goals, while teammates Figlioli and Occhione contributed three goals each.
With this victory, Savona, in third place, is seven points ahead of fourth-placed Posillipo.
The Champions League clubs prolonged their winning streaks with very convincing victories. Pro Recco was dominant against Roma Vis Nova, 25:9. Francesco Di Fulvio and Giacomo Cannella scored five goals each. Brescia beat Salerno by 10 goals, 19:9, with four goals from Vincenzo Dolce and Mario Del Basso.
All other matches were close contests.
Trieste water polo players didn’t recover after their defeat to Szolnok, which eliminated them from the Euro Cup. They faced another setback, losing at home to Olympic Roma. Early in the third quarter, Olympic Roma held a comfortable four-goal lead, 7:3. Throughout the second half, Trieste fought hard and managed to close the gap to just one goal several times, but was unable to equalize. Olympic Roma recorded an 11:10 victory and climbed to sixth place, with just one point behind Trieste.
Florentia earned its first points in the season with a 9:8 away victory over Telimar. The Palermo-based team opened the match with a 3:0 lead. The visitors leveled at 3:3 before the end of the first half. Still, Florentia went ahead for the first time only 03:10 minutes before the final buzzer, when Benvenuti made it 9:8, which was the last goal in the match.
The other Sicilian club, Ortigia, also experienced a narrow loss. Canottieri beat Ortigia 11:10. The finish of this game, played in Naples, was similar to the one in Palermo. Canottieri scored a winning goal in the 29th minute. In the rest of the match, defenses were strong and nobody found the net.
Iren Genova Quinto secured two points, defeating De Akker in a penalty shootout – 16:13 (12:12).
2026 Italian League, Round 11
Posillipo – Savona 6:15 (2:3, 0:5, 2:3, 2:4)
Pro Recco – Roma Vis Nova 25:9 (5:2, 6:1, 8:2, 6:4)
Salerno – Brescia 9:19 (2:4, 1:5, 2:5, 4:5)
Iren Quinto Genova – De Akker 16:13 (4:2, 4:2, 2:4, 2:4, PSO 4:1)
Telimar – Florentia 8:9 (2:0, 1:3, 3:3, 2:3)
Canotteri Naples – Ortigia 11:10 (5:4, 3:1, 2:4, 1:1)
Trieste – Olympic Roma 10:11 (3:3, 0:3, 4:2, 3:3)
- Pro Recco 11 – 33
- Brescia 11 – 33
- Savona 11 – 27
- Posillipo 11 – 20
- Trieste 11 – 18
- Olympic Roma 11 – 17
- Iren Genova Quinto 11 – 15
- Roma Vis Nova 11 – 14
- Salerno 11 – 13
- De Akker 11 – 13
- Canottieri 11 – 12
- Telimar 11 – 9
- Ortigia 11 – 4
- Florentia 11 – 3
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