Verona gives us a useful, if imperfect, bridge into Lube Civitanova–Modena. Lube swept them away from home; Modena lost the opening set at home, then took the next three. That does not rank the teams for this matchup, but it does make Modena’s response after a rough start worth watching. Can Lube keep a set from turning into the kind of reset Modena found against Verona?
Our provisional match records have Lube winning at Verona in straight sets and at Cuneo in four. Modena’s Verona win came after a 22–25 first set, while its previous two league matches ended in straight-set losses to Piacenza and Trentino. The sample is early and the opponents differ; I’m more curious about how each side handles a swing within the match than the simple win-loss column.
