The race for the playoffs of the 2024-2025 Lega Volley Femminile Serie A1 Tigotà came to an end this weekend, during the 11th leg of the second round of the regular season, with Bergamo and Megabox Ondulati Savio Vallefoglia claiming the last two spots in the postseason.

In order to qualify this weekend, the teams needed to secure more points than ninth-placed Wash4Green Pinerolo, the only side outside the qualification zone that could still catch them, and, despite losing their matches, they both accomplished their goals.

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With that, Prosecco Doc Imoco Conegliano, Savino Del Bene Scandicci, Numia Vero Volley Milano, Igor Gorgonzola Novara, Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri ’76, Eurotek Uyba Busto Arsizio, Bergamo and Vallefoglia are the eight teams confirmed in the playoffs, which will begin in less than two weeks.

League leaders Conegliano are guaranteed to enter the playoffs as the top-seeded team. Scandicci, Milano and Novara will occupy the next three spots and will have homecourt advantage in the first round of the postseason, but their final seedings will be determined during the last two legs of the regular season.

Bergamo got to 34 points in the standings, getting out of reach for Pinerolo, thanks to the point earned in their 3-2 (26-28, 25-10, 25-21, 22-25, 17-15) home loss to Novara on Sunday.

“Our fans pushed us in the most difficult moments of the match,” said Czech outside hitter and team captain Michaela Mlejnková. “I thought we all did a great job today, even if we have a sour taste in our mouths after getting so close to winning. But the point we earned takes us to the playoffs and we have to celebrate.”

Vallefoglia did the same, playing at home and pushing Milano to five sets before falling 3-2 (25-21, 23-25, 25-14, 12-25, 15-12) on Sunday and taking the point they needed to get to 34 and clinch a playoff spot.

“We did some great teamwork today,” Albanian opposite Erblira Bici, the match’s top scorer with 22 points, reacted. “We wanted to win at all costs to please our fans, who filled the stadium today, and also for ourselves because we had played very well against them in the first round too. It was a great and exciting match, with many beautiful plays.”

Pinerolo, who needed to close the gap to their two opponents to keep the race open, couldn’t handle Scandicci on the road, falling 3-1 (25-16, 19-25, 25-22, 32-30) and eliminating their hopes of competing in the postseason as they continued with 27 points.

Talmassons go down

The fight to avoid relegation also had major developments this weekend, with Cda Volley Talmassons Fvg, who have 13 points, confirmed as one of the two teams to go down. Right now, Bartoccini-MC Restauri Perugia, Honda Olivero Cuneo, Il Bisonte Firenze and SMI Roma Volley continue the battle to remain in the Italian elite.

The weekend was more favorable to Firenze, who not only sunk Talmassons with a 3-1 (25-23, 25-27, 25-19, 25-22) road win when the teams met on Saturday, but also got to 19 points, passing Roma and leaving the relegation zone.

“There was a lot of pressure coming into this match because we needed a win,” head coach Federico Chiavegatti reflected. “We got the three points and it doesn’t really matter if we played well or not. We need to continue on the right path until the end. We don’t have control over the other results, so we want to add as many points as possible in the two remaining matches.”

Roma, who have 17 points and are now 13^th, lost to Chieri 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 28-26) at home. With 22 points, Perugia and Cuneo need one win in their final two matches to entirely avoid the risk of relegation. They couldn’t get it this weekend, as Perugia fell 3-2 (25-17, 20-25, 22-25, 25-17, 16-14) to Busto, while Cuneo lost 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-16) to Conegliano on Saturday.

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The 12^th leg of the season will be held during the week, with one match on Tuesday and six more on Wednesday.

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