Chieri '76 wins in tie-break at Scandicci on opening day of Serie A1
On 4 October 2026 the opening round of the 2026/2027 Serie A1 Fineco women's volleyball championship is played. Among the scheduled matches, Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri '76 travels to face Savino Del Bene Scandicci at the Pala BigMat in Florence, in a match marking the season opener for both teams.[2]
The match
Led by coach Giulio Negro, the Chieri side wins 3-2 with a score of 25-22, 23-25, 25-22, 21-25, 11-15, at the end of a match lasting five sets against the holders of the Club World Championship, coached by Marco Gaspari.[2][3] For Chieri, this is their first win at Scandicci since January 2021.[2]
In the first set the Piedmontese side leads until 14-19, before suffering a comeback from the Tuscans who close it out 25-22. In the second set Chieri recovers from a 9-2 deficit thanks to Anett Nemeth and Logan Eggleston, closing 23-25. The third set goes to Scandicci 25-22. In the fourth set Chieri prevails 21-25 thanks to blocks from Marina Lubian and Eggleston, taking the match to a tie-break.[2]
The decisive tie-break
In the fifth set Chieri moves ahead 9-12 thanks to points from Stella Nervini, while the decisive point comes from a block by Lubian that sets the final score at 11-15.[2] Nemeth closes the match with 25 points, Nervini with 22, Eggleston with 18 and Lubian with 15; the match MVP award goes to setter Sarah Van Aalen.[2]
The other Piedmontese teams
On the same day, Cuneo Granda Volley is defeated 3-0 by Prosecco Doc Imoco Conegliano at the Pala Verde, after a dominant start by the Venetians.[3] Igor Volley Novara, on the other hand, wins 3-2 away against UYBA Volley Busto Arsizio, with a score of 25-22, 15-25, 19-25, 25-22, 12-15.[3]
The season presentation
Two days before the match, on 2 October 2026, Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri '76 presented its ninth season in Serie A1 and eighteenth year of activity of the club at an event at the Cral Reale Mutua on Corso Agnelli, in Turin.[1] Among those who spoke were the City of Turin's Councillor for Sport, Major Events and Tourism Domenico Cerretta, Reale Mutua's general director Luca Filippone, club executives Lucio Zanon di Valgiurata and Filippo Vergnano, coach Nicola Negro and captain Ilaria Spirito.[1] During the presentation, the new sponsorship with KGM was announced and the new jerseys made by Erreà were unveiled, along with the calendar, which provides for the use of PalaFenera for most of the regular season matches and the Pala Gianni Asti for the big matches against Conegliano and Milano, the Cev Cup and any play-offs.[1]
Related articles: Cuneo Granda Volley, Igor Gorgonzola Novara, Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri '76
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Sources
- Il Torinese — 2 October 2026
- TorinoOggi — 4 October 2026
- Quotidiano Piemontese — 4 October 2026