Brescia defeated Posillipo in the derby of the 15th round of the Italian Serie A1.
The match between the teams from Brescia and Naples was closely contested, with the score tied at 3:3 in the second quarter. By the end of the first half, Brescia managed to pull ahead, leading 5:3. In the third period the team coached by Alessandro Bovo doubled its advantage to 8:4. Midway through the quarter, Posillipo reduced the gap to 6:8. However, the Naples-based team failed to score in the last 12 minutes of the game, while Brescia went on a 6:0 run, securing a 12:6 victory. Stefano Guerratto scored four goals, and Filippo Ferrero added three for Brescia, which beat Posillipo for the second time in seven days, following a 16:6 victory in the 3rd-place match at the Italian Cup Final Four.
Roma Vis Nova ended a four-game losing streak by defeating Quinto 15:10, with Jakob Mercep scoring five goals. This win allowed Roma Vis Nova to catch up in the standings with their city rival, Olympic Roma. Olympic lost to Telimar Palermo 10:13. The Romans had a 7:4 lead in the third period, but the Sicilians took control then, led by Alfonso Pozo, who scored four goals. Vitale also scored four for Olympic.
Ortigia convincingly beat bottom-placed Florentia 15:7 and got closer to Salerno in the standings.
Canottieri achieved a narrow 15:14 victory over Salerno. In the 20th minute, Salerno had a solid 11:6 lead, but couldn’t keep the momentum. Canottieri set the pace and ultimately won, led by Briganti, who scored six goals.
The games Trieste – Pro Recco and Savona – De Akker have been postponed to Sunday.
2026 Italian League, Round 15
Brescia – Posillipo 12:6 (1:2, 4:1, 5:3, 2:0)
Ortigia – Florentia 15:7 (3:2, 5:2, 2:1, 5:2)
Olympic Roma – Telimar 10:13 (3:2, 3:2, 1:4, 3:5)
Roma Vis Nova – Iren Genova Quinto 15:10 (3:0, 3:3, 5:3, 4:4)
Salerno – Canottieri 14:15 (5:4, 3:2, 4:6, 2:3)
Trieste – Pro Recco on Sunday
Savona – De Akker on Sunday
- Pro Recco 14 – 42
- Brescia 15 – 42
- Savona14 – 36
- Posillipo 15 – 29
- De Akker 15 – 22
- Trieste 14 – 21
- Quinto 15 – 21
- Canottieri 15 – 21
- Olympic Roma 15 – 17
- Roma Vis Nova 15 – 17
- Telimar 15 – 15
- Salerno 15 – 13
- Ortigia 15 – 10
- Florentia 15 – 3
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