Head-to-Head
· TRENTINO Itas and Grupa Azoty KĘDZIERZYN-KOŹLE contested the final of the last two editions of the CEV Champions League. The Polish team won both finals: 3-1 in Verona in 2020/21 and 3-0 in Ljubljana in 2021/22.
· These two clubs have met eight times in the Champions League. The Polish side won on five occasions, including each of the last four.
· These sides have not met in the Champions League group stage since the 2017/18 edition, when Zaksa KĘDZIERZYN-KOŹLE beat TRENTINO Diatec in five sets on both occasions.
· TRENTINO Itas lost each of their last four Champions League fixtures against the Polish side, after they won three of the first four encounters in the competition. TRENTINO PlanetWin365 defeated Zaksa KEDZIERZYN-KOZLE 3-0 away in the 2011/12 group stage, and as TRENTINO Diatec in both meetings in the 2012/13 group phase (3-0 home, 3-1 away).
· Daniele Lavia, Alessandro Michieletto, and Riccardo Sbertoli (TRENTINO Itas) can be in opposition of Łukasz Kaczmarek, Marcin Janusz, Aleksander Śliwka (Grupa Azoty KĘDZIERZYN-KOŹLE), just like they were in the final of the 2022 World Championships in Katowice on 11 September. Italy beat Poland 3-1 in that final.
· Lavia (19) and Michieletto (14) scored the most points for Italy in the 2022 World Championships final. Śliwka (12) was Poland's top scorer in that match.
TRENTINO Itas
· TRENTINO Itas won the CEV Champions League three times, all from 2008/09 to 2010/11 (as TRENTINO BetClic).
· TRENTINO Itas lost the Champions League final three times since lifting the trophy in 2010/11: in 2015/16 (2-3 versus Zenit KAZAN), 2020/21 (1-3 versus Grupa Azoty KĘDZIERZYN-KOŹLE) and 2021/22 (0-3 versus Grupa Azoty KĘDZIERZYN- KOŹLE), all as TRENTINO Diatec.
· TRENTINO Itas can become the third team to win the Champions League the season after finishing runners-up, after Zenit KAZAN in 2011/12 and Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA in 2018/19.
· TRENTINO Itas won six of their last seven matches in the Champions League group stage, with the exception a 0-3 home defeat against Sir Sicoma Monini PERUGIA last season on 10 February 2022.
· Daniele Lavia (42) is TRENTINO Itas' top scorer in the 2022/23 Champions League group stage. He scored 21 points against both Decospan VT MENEN (3-0 home win) and ČEZ KARLOVARSKO (3-1 away win).
· Tuesday’s match will be the 200th international match of Trentino Volley’s history; the data count 117 Champions League matches, 3 in the Top Teams Cup, 37 in the CEV Cup and 42 in the Club World Championship. The toll is 160 victories and just 39 defeats. The result that occurred many times is the 3-0 victory (93, 46,7%); the less frequent are two: the defeat for 0-3 and for 1-3 (11 times each). Kaziyski is the player who competed the most (97).
· Trentino Itas will compete without the hitter spiker Oreste Cavuto, who has been out for a couple of weeks due to an abdominal injury.
Grupa Azoty KĘDZIERZYN-KOŹLE
· Grupa Azoty KĘDZIERZYN KOŹLE won the last two editions of the Champions League. No Polish club had won this competition before.
· Grupa Azoty KĘDZIERZYN KOŹLE can become the third club to win the Champions League three times in a row, after Zenit KAZAN from 2014/15 to 2017/18 (4 in a row) and TRENTINO Itas from 2008/09 to 2010/11 (3 in a row as TRENTINO BetClic).
· Grupa Azoty KĘDZIERZYN KOŹLE won each of their last eight matches in the Champions League, their longest streak in the competition. Their current run includes two 3-0 awarded wins against Dinamo MOSCOW in the 2021/22 quarter-finals.
· Grupa Azoty KĘDZIERZYN KOŹLE's most recent defeat in the Champions League was a 1-3 group stage home loss against Lokomotiv NOVOSIBIRSK on 12 February 2022.
· Grupa Azoty KĘDZIERZYN KOŹLE have won each of their last 17 Champions League matches outside Kędzierzyn-Koźle, since a 2-3 defeat (as Zaksa KEDZIERZYN-KOZLE) at Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA on 27 February 2019. One of those 17 wins was a 3-0 awarded victory against Dinamo MOSCOW in last season's quarter-finals.
· Łukasz Kaczmarek (37) is Grupa Azoty KĘDZIERZYN KOŹLE's top scorer in the 2022/23 Champions League group stage, followed by Aleksander Śliwka (35).
Angelo Lorenzetti“It is the top match of the Pool, but it is also a challenge that means a lot for both Clubs because it is impossible to forget where the two teams got in the last two editions. We will compete before our public and we will be even more motivated to achieve a result, which is important especially for Playoffs’ qualification. We will do our best to gain a meaningful victory; the players, who were also in the shortlist last season, know how much it means from a psychological point of view”.
Head Coach Trentino Itas
Donovan Džavoronok“It will be a particular and really felt match; even though I did not experience the two Trentino Volley’s last finals, I can only imagine how much desire for a re-match my teammates have. This is an amazing appointment and, together with the Club World Championship, it was one of the reasons why I chose Trento because it is not every day to live such appointments as a main character”
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TRENTINO Itas v Grupa Azoty KĘDZIERZYN-KOŹLE
Angelo Lorenzetti“We succeeded in moving on from the previous championship’s defeats. We played with plenty of determination and we won, even though our opponents proved that they were better at blocking and defense. It is an important victory and I hope it will be a turning point for our season.”
Head coach of Trentino Itas Trento
Alessandro Michieletto"We did great at fighting in every single moment and winning by 3-1, which is also important for our Pool D rankings. We did our best and now we have to keep going like this. The job isn’t finished. It was very difficult today, because ZAKSA is a very good team with a lot of great players. So I am very happy for my team and for this victory, because we worked hard every day in the gym and this is the result."
Outside hitter of Trentino Itas Trento, MVP of the match
Tuomas Sammelvuo“We knew it would be an emotional match. Trentino didn’t play well in the last match of the SuperLega, so we knew the team could have a strong reaction. However, I am happy that after the bad start we stuck together and continued to play point by point. It was a good, hard-fought game.”
Head coach of Grupa Azoty Kedzierzyn-Kozle
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