Zenit Kazan - Copra Piacenza (full match)

On Wednesday Russia's Zenit Kazan won against Copra Piacenza in three sets (25:21, 25:20, and 25:22) as it had done also last week in Italy to qualify to the Final Four Tournament of the Champions League in Ankara. After their straight victory from last week in Italy, Zenit Kazan needed to win another two sets from this return game to book their ticket to the Final Four. The hosts from Kazan achieved this goal quite comfortably even though this time Piacenza could rely on their team captain Hristo Zlatanov who had missed the previous match due to injury. Maxim Mikhaylov was the best scorer of game with 17 points for the home side. He said: “We knew that coming here Piacenza had nothing to lose and therefore they would take many risks” he commented after the match. “It was a tough game but every time the score got closer we managed to change our pace and bring it home so that in the end we won in three sets. Tonight we also enjoyed a great support from many fans and therefore we could not afford losing this game. Starting from tomorrow, we will start our preparations for the Final Four".

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