Brescia defeated Posillipo 15:10 in the most anticipated game of the 4th round of the Italian League.
The teams were in a neck-and-neck race for most of the first quarter – until 4:4. Brescia then scored two goals in the final 90 seconds of the period to head into the second quarter with a 6:4 lead. Ferrero made it 7:4 early in the second quarter. In the rest of the first half, both teams scored a goal apiece, and Brescia was 8:5 up at halftime. The third period was crucial: Brescia netted four and conceded one, going to 12:6. Del Basso led Brescia with four goals. Ferrero and Leinweber scored three apiece, as did Posillipo’s Bertoli.
Pro Recco showed no mercy to Telimar. Carnesecchi and Irving scored five and four goals respectively in a 24:5 victory.
Savona started slowly against Quinto, trailing 2:3 at the first break. However, the favorite dictated the pace in the second period, building a 9:7 lead by halftime. In the third and fourth periods, Savona doubled the difference to 17:13, with six goals from Davide Occhione. Drasko Gogov scored five for Quinto.
In the first match of the round, played earlier this week, Trieste collected three valuable points, edging out De Akker 11:10 in an away match. De Akker was two steps ahead at the middle break – 7:5. However, Trieste ruled the field in the third period to earn a 9:8 lead before the final eight minutes. The teams exchanged goals in the fourth quarter. Luca Damonte was Trieste’s hero, scoring six goals. Bragantini was De Akker’s top scorer with four goals.
Ortigia and Chiavari recorded narrow away wins, like Trieste.
Lazio defeated Olympic Roma 12:11 in the derby between the clubs from the capital of Italy.
2027 Italian League, Round 4
Brescia – Posillipo 15:10 (6:4, 2:1, 4:1, 3:4)
Pro Recco – Telimar 24:5 (5:1, 8:3, 5:1, 6:0)
Roma Vis Nova – Ortigia 17:18 (5:3, 4:6, 5:5, 3:4)
Savona – Quinto Genova 17:13 (2:3, 7:4, 5:3, 3:3)
Canottieri Naples – Chiavari 11:12 (3:5, 2:2, 4:2, 2:3)
De Akker – Trieste 10:11 (4:2, 3:3, 1:4, 2:2)
Lazio – Olympic Roma 12:11 (4:0, 1:5, 3:3, 4:3)
Standings: 1. Brescia 12 (4 games), 2. Pro Recco 9 (3), 3. Savona 9 (3), 4. Trieste 9 (4), 5. Lazio 6 (4), 6. Posillipo 6 (4), 7. Canottieri 6 (4), 8. Ortigia 6 (3), 9. Chiavari 5 (4), 10. De Akker 3 (4), 11. Olympic Roma 3 (4), 12. Roma Vis Nova 1 (4), 13. Quinto 0 (3), 14. Telimar 0 (3).
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