Serie A has concluded its 15th round of regular season contention, with Scandicci's 3-1 win over Valeboa to secure second place with 38 points, behind defending champions Conegliano. The match received a lot of attention from Chinese fans, as Yao Di was officially included in the Scandicci league squad. The two national players of the Chinese women's volleyball team play for the same overseas club, and this matter is more significant than the result of the game. Coach Gbagorgrini also did not deliberately hide Yao Di, allowing Yao Di to make his Serie A debut when he was two o'clock for three.
It seems that Babogrini does not want Yao Di to play for the time being, mainly for the same reason as when Zhu Ting first arrived. Let Yao Di adapt for a while, and then consider the issue of subsequent starters. Throughout the game, Scandicci started out a little chaotic, and Valeboa defended well. Moreover, Valesemia's strategy of chasing Zhu Ting led to a significant reduction in Scandicci's offensive firepower. Fortunately, the team quickly adjusted, and the next three sets gradually opened up, winning 3-1 against Valesemia.
Valesemia caused Scandicci quite a bit of trouble on the offensive end, trailing by just two points in the game. But the blocking ability was so poor that Scandicci scored 13 points in the block alone, compared to Valesemia's five. With both sides above 20 points in the loss, Scandicci led the attack by blocking, and the attackers were stronger in the second half of the game than in front, and the morale naturally won the game.
In post-match technical statistics, Antropova scored a game-high 26 points, 3 of 48 dunks and 3 blocks and 2 shots. Petrini scored 13 points on 11-of-37 shooting, 1 block and 1 serve, but there were too many mistakes and a bad pass to rule out Scandicci's change of captaincy next season. Although Zhu Ting only scored 12 points, she was the biggest contributor to the team's victory. Valesemia chased Zhu Ting from the beginning, and Zhu Ting received 39 of the team's 68 first-pass passes, accounting for more than half. If it weren't for Zhu Ting's ability to catch a pass, Valevia could have won the game just by attacking Scandicci's pass.
Looking at Valleboa's attacker statistics, foreign aid Drews scored a team-high 14 points on 2-of-50 shooting, Mancini scored 11 points, Sofia scored 10 points, and Papa scored 10 points. Although the four scored double-doubles, they lacked core attackers. Drews only had a high success rate in the first game, and the offensive efficiency plummeted in the subsequent game, which seriously affected Valelivera's offensive and defensive ends. However, Valesemia's defense is worth learning from Scandicci, and the attackers' average performance is still higher than Scandicci's first-pass rate.
After winning the match, Scandicci is only three points away from the standings top Conegliano. Next up will be the second leg of the Europa League 1/8 final, as well as the Serie A regular season match against Novara. At present, the team's main second setter is still Diulio, but since Scandicci has introduced Yao Di, the subsequent games will definitely allow her to try to start. As long as Scandicci's squad is complete, it's only a matter of time before he competes for the league title.