Midweek championship match for Savino Del Bene Volley , expected on Wednesday 11 November at 8.30 pm at the Palasport in Cervia , where they will face the home team Omag Consolini Volley 1907 in the match valid for the eighth day of Serie A1.
Coach Marco Gaspari's girls, fifth in the standings with 13 points, are called upon to respond after their 3-0 defeat in Milan . On the other side of the net, they'll face a team currently in eleventh place with 4 points and coming off a 1-3 home defeat against Laica Cioccolato Uyba.
FORMER AND PREVIOUS
No Savino Del Bene Volley player has ever played for Omag Consolini Volley 1907. Likewise, the Rimini-based team has no former players from the Scandicci team. However, the current San Giovanni coach, Massimo Bellano, was the first coach to lead the Tuscan team to Serie A1 in the 2014-2015 season.
This Wednesday's matchup will be the third between the two teams. The record in previous meetings favors Savino Del Bene Volley, which has won the previous two.
The last league match between the two teams dates back to January 4, 2026, the eighteenth round of the last Serie A1 regular season. On that occasion, Savino Del Bene Volley won 3-0 at the Pala BigMat .
COACH MARCO GASPARI'S WORDS
We're coming off a poor match against a team that was a contender for the title, and after a performance like that, we absolutely must return to the court with confidence and aggression, because Wednesday's match represents a very important opportunity for us in terms of the standings. We'll be facing a team that has changed significantly from last year, but despite a less than stellar standing, has shown that, if given space, it can become very dangerous. They lost against Novara and also against Busto Arsizio, it's true, but on both occasions they fought. The same thing happened against Bergamo, in a match that ended 3-2. They applied a lot of pressure, especially through certain attacking players, such as the middle blockers and Bracchi, but also thanks to Rivero, who is currently giving the team a good boost. Therefore, the team also has alternative solutions. On our part, we will need to be very capable of regaining order in the block-defense and, above all, of our best serve, because right now we're not managing to make the most of this weapon. We'll have to build for Wednesday's match. Precisely on these two aspects. The objective must be very clear, but at the same time there must be immense respect for the opponent. We'll go out there to win, but without underestimating San Giovanni."
THE OPPONENTS
Omag Consolini Volley 1907 finished the 2025-2026 regular season in eleventh place in the Serie A1 standings, with 7 wins and 19 defeats and a total of 24 points , securing permanence in the top Italian championship.
Having achieved safety, the team led by coach Bellano participated in the Challenge Cup play-offs , being eliminated in the group stage.
This year, Omag Consolini Volley 1907 confirmed coach Massimo Bellano as technical director, in his third consecutive season on the Romagna bench.
For the 2026-2027 season, Omag Consolini Volley 1907 has confirmed four players. Bracchi and Nardo remain on the spiker roster, the latter of whom has been with San Giovanni in Marignano since 2023-2024. Wilson has been confirmed at center, while Panetoni continues his career as libero.
Among the new additions, the midfielders include Morello , fresh from his experience at Il Bisonte Firenze, and Bagnoli , in his first season in Serie A1 after playing in Serie A2 with Tenaglia Abruzzo Altino Volley. The opposite hitters are Adelusi , fresh from a season in Turkey between Türk Hava Yolları and Beşiktaş, and Eroktay , a twenty-two-year-old Turkish player making her Italian league debut after her experience at Kuzeyboru.
To complete the spikers department, Rivero , who played in Cuneo last year, and Giuliani , who played in Trento in A2 for the last two seasons, arrived in Romagna.
Finally, at center, room is given to Jehlářová , coming from the US LOVB, where she played with Atlanta, Costantini , last season in Novara, and Brandi , coming off two seasons in A2 with Costa Volpino. Completing the roster is Scialanca, libero returning from his experience at Monviso.
The 2026-2027 championship currently sees Omag Consolini Volley 1907 in eleventh place with 4 points. Coach Bellano's team has won only one of their seven games to date, prevailing 3-0 on October 10th against Cbf Balducci Hr Macerata .
In the last round of the championship, the Romagna team was defeated 1-3 by Laica Cioccolato Uyba .
This Wednesday, Omag Consolini Volley 1907 is expected to take to the court with the starting six consisting of Morello as setter, Adelusi as opposite hitter, Bracchi and Rivero as spikers, Costantini and Jehlářová as centers, and Panetoni as libero.
ON TV
The match between Omag Consolini Volley 1907 and Savino Del Bene Volley will be broadcast live on YouTube. and DAZN .