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Azimut Modena - Calzedonia Verona 3-1 (25-21, 25-19, 20-25, 25-19),  DEFENDING CHAMPS MAKE IT THROUGH TO SEMIFINALS

Defending champions Azimut Modena turned around their Italian men's UnipolSai Superleague quartefinal series against Calzedonia Verona with a deciding win Sunday night 3-1 (25-21, 25-19, 20-25, 25-19) before a sellout crowd of almost 5,000 at the PalaPanini that saw them through to the semifinals.

Azimut Modena: Travica 2, Ngapeth E. 19, Holt 7, Vettori 16, Petric 9, Le Roux 6, Rossini (L), Massari 0, Orduna 0, Piano 1. N.E. Onwuelo, Ngapeth S.. Man. Tubertini. 

Calzedonia Verona: Baranowicz 5, Kovacevic 15, Anzani 5, Djuric 0, Randazzo 9, Zingel 6, Frigo (L), Stern 9, Giovi (L), Ferreira 0, Lecat 1. N.E. Paolucci, Mengozzi. Man. Grbic.

Best-of-five semifinals (starting next Sunday): - Cucine Lube Civitanova v Azimut Modena - Diatec Trentino v Sir Safety Conad Perugia After Verona stunned them in the first leg at home, Modena had tied the best-of-three series midweek with a straight set win in Verona. MVP of the game Earvin Ngapeth of France was the force behind Modena's deciding win Sunday, scoring 20 points, while Luca Vettori added another 17. Uros Kovacevic of Serbia was best scorer for Verona with 15.