After the away match in Cervia, Savino Del Bene Volley returns to the court in front of their home fans. On Sunday, November 15th , at 5:00 PM , the Scandicci team will host Laica Cioccolato Uyba at the Pala BigMat in Florence , on the ninth day of the 2026-2027 Serie A1 Regular Season.
Coach Marco Gaspari's team, currently fifth in the standings with 14 points, is coming off a tie-break defeat away to Omag Consolini Volley 1907. The Busto Arsizio team, led by coach Enrico Barbolini and ninth in the standings with 8 points, also comes into the match after a fifth-set defeat in the last round against Megabox Ondulati Del Savio Vallefoglia.
FORMER AND PREVIOUS
No Savino Del Bene Volley player has ever played for Laica Cioccolato Uyba. Likewise, the Busto Arsizio team has no former players from the Scandicci team.
This Sunday's matchup will be the thirty-first between the two teams. The record in previous meetings favors Savino Del Bene Volley, who have won twenty-two times to Busto Arsizio's eight.
The last league match between the two teams dates back to January 11, 2026, the nineteenth round of the last Serie A1 regular season. On that occasion, Savino Del Bene Volley won away with a score of 3-0 .
COACH MARCO GASPARI'S WORDS
Our goal is to be consistent and not play games within games, because this year we've lost too many points, despite playing excellent volleyball for long stretches. We're in a moment where we need to rebuild our confidence. We know we'll be facing a team whose technical skills are their strength. The most physical pressure is likely concentrated in the four-point line, but this is a team that has great ability to play fast and with their hands. Consequently, the team will need to be very patient at the block and more proactive in defense. The goal, I repeat, is to focus much more on consistency, knowing that every game is extremely important and always brings three points. We need to bounce back after the terrible loss to San Giovanni, and to do so, it will be crucial to stay focused, sticking to the game set after set, but also play after play.
THE OPPONENTS
Laica Cioccolato Uyba finished the 2025-2026 regular season in eighth place in the Serie A1 standings, with 9 wins and 17 losses. With a total of 29 points, the Lombardy team qualified for the Scudetto playoffs, where they were eliminated in two games by Savino Del Bene Volley. in the quarter-final series . .
Having achieved safety, the team led by coach Enrico Barbolini participated in the Play Off Challenge Cup , being eliminated in the group stage.
This year, Laica Cioccolato Uyba confirmed coach Enrico Barbolini as its technical director, a coach who joined the Lombardy club in the 2023-2024 season.
For the 2026-2027 season, Laica Cioccolato Uyba has confirmed six players. Battista and Parra remain on the spikers, while Torcolacci has been confirmed at center. Seki continues his adventure at control, while Pelloni and Parlangeli have been confirmed at libero.
Among the new additions, Spaziano , fresh from his experience in Serie A2 with Club Italia, has arrived at the midfield. The opposite lineup relies on Malual , returning to Busto Arsizio where she played in the 2018-2019 season, after a stint in Spain at CV Emalsa Gran Canaria. Joining her is Martinez Vela , returning to Italy after playing for Sassuolo in the 2022-2023 season.
Grozer , coming from SSC Palmberg Schwerin, Otomo , in his last season at Dresdner SC 1898, and Wada , a spiker/opposite hitter at her first experience outside Japan, have arrived in the spiker.
In the centre, space is given to Monaco and Marchesini , both in their first season in Serie A1, and to Munarini , returning from a year in Conegliano, where he made 22 appearances in the championship.
In the 2026-2027 championship, Laica Cioccolato Uyba currently sits in ninth place with 8 points. Coach Barbolini's team has won two of its eight games so far. Busto Arsizio's latest victory came in the 7th round of Serie A1, against Omag Consolini Volley 1907 .
In the last round of the championship, the Lombard team was defeated in the tie break by Megabox Ondulati Del Savio Vallefoglia .
This Sunday, Laica Cioccolato Uyba is expected to take to the court with the starting six consisting of Seki as setter, Wada as opposite hitter, Grozer and Battista as spikers, Munarini and Torcolacci as centers, and Pelloni as libero.
ON TV
The match between Savino Del Bene Volley and Laica Cioccolato Uyba will be visible live on DAZN .