Posillipo cemented 4th place before the playoffs in the Italian League.
The Naples-based side defeated Ortigia 12:9 in the penultimate, 25th, round of the regular season. Trieste, Posillipo’s only competitor for 4th place, lost to Brescia 12:19, and four points separate the rivals now.
The encounter between Posillipo and Ortigia was a close contest for 24 minutes. At the final break, the teams were tied at 7:7. Posillipo got off to a flying start in the fourth quarter, scoring four straight goals in four and a half minutes, building a big 11:7 lead. There was no way back for Ortigia. Mattiello and Rocchino contributed three goals to Posillipo’s 12:9 win, and Torrisi scored three for Ortigia.
Brescia led throughout the match against Trieste. It earned an early 3:0 lead. Trieste cut its deficit to 2:3 before the end of the first quarter. In the 14th minute, Brescia widened the difference to five (8:3) and kept control until the end. Stefano Guerrato scored five goals for Brescia, and Mario Del Basso and Filippo Ferrero added four each, while Vuk Draskovic’s outstanding performance and his 8 goals didn’t help Trieste achieve a win.
Brescia kept its chances of reaching 1st place in the regular season. It has to beat Pro Recco by three goals at home to climb atop. Pro Recco kept its perfect record with a 22:1 demolition of Olympic Roma. Olympic scored its only goal in the 10th minute. Nicholas Presciutti and Max Irving led Recco with four goals each.
Savona was also very convincing in its match, defeating Telimar 22:9. It was almost a one-person show. Oliver Leinweber scored 11 goals for Savona.
Roma Vis Nova recorded an important win, beating Canottieri 11:10 in Naples. With the points collected in this game, Roma Vis Nova climbed to 8th place (the last one to qualify for the playoffs), overtaking Canottieri, which is now two points behind.
More than two goals never separated the rivals in the match between Canottieri and Roma Vis Nova. After three quarters, the score was 9:9. Canottieri earned a 10:9 lead by converting a penalty shot. However, Roma answered with two goals within 46 seconds, turning the score to 11:10 and keeping that advantage until the end.
Roma Vis Nova and Canottieri, with 30 and 28 points respectively, are the only remaining contenders for 8th place, but everything is still open. In the 26th round, in ten days, the teams from Rome will play against the clubs from Naples. Roma Vis Nova face Posillipo and Olympic will meet Canottieri. The teams from the capital are the hosts in both games.
2026 Italian League, Round 25
Posillipo – Ortigia 12:9 (1:2, 3:2, 3:3, 5:2)
Canottieri Naples – Roma Vis Nova 10:11 (4:3, 2:4, 3:2, 1:2)
Pro Recco – Olympic Roma 22:1 (2:0, 6:1, 7:0, 7:0)
Quinto – Florentia 16:14 (2:2, 3:3, 3:5, 4:2, PSO 4:2)
Telimar – Savona 9:22 (2:3, 2:6, 2:5, 3:8)
Trieste – Brescia 12:19 (2:3, 3:6, 2:4, 5:6)
De Akker – Salerno 15:12 (2:1, 5:2, 5:6, 3:3)
- Pro Recco 25 – 75
- Brescia 25 – 72
- Savona 25 – 62
- Posillipo 25 – 45
- Trieste 25 – 41
- Iren Genova Quinto 25 – 38
- De Akker 25 – 35
- Roma Vis Nova 25 – 30
- Canottieri Napoli 25 – 28
- Olympic Roma 25 – 26
- Telimar 25 – 23
- Ortigia 1928 25 – 21
- Salerno 25 – 18
- Florentia 25 – 11
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