Pro Recco defeated Brescia for the third time this season, but today’s victory was more important than the previous two.
Recco beat Brescia 12:8 in the first game of the Serie A1 playoffs final (a best-of-five series).
Brescia had a chance to take the lead already in its first possession. The visitors forced a penalty shot, but Popadic didn’t convert it. Midway through the quarter, Recco netted two goals, building a 2:0 lead. Brescia got on the scoreboard only in the 7th minute. However, the visitors scored three goals in the last 70 seconds of the opening quarter, and leveled at 3:3 eight seconds before the buzzer.
At the start of the second quarter, Granados successfully converted a penalty shot, but Del Basso quickly responded with a power-play goal. After Del Basso’s equalizer, a crucial period in the game began. Recco tightened its defense and went on a 4:0 run by the end of the first quarter, heading into the second half with a significant lead of 8:4. Fondelli increased the margin to five (9:4) early in the third period.
Brescia didn’t give up and responded with three straight goals. Dolce reduced the gap to two goals by converting a man-up in the 25th minute (7:9). Recco was without a goal for more than nine minutes, but it found its rhythm in time. Recco produced a 3:0 run in 03:04 minutes and built a comfortable 12:7 lead less than four minutes before the end.
Recco will also host the second match, scheduled for Friday.
2026 Italian League, final (best of five), Game 1
Pro Recco – Brescia 12:8 (3:3, 5:1, 1:2, 3:2)
Pro Recco: Di Fulvio 3, Granados 3, Cannella 2, Condemi 2, Fondelli 1, Buric 1.
Brescia:Del Basso 2, Dolce 2, Ferrero 1, Gianazza 1, Casanova 1 Balzarini 1.
Stangings 3rd- 8th place
There are no playoffs for 3rd, 5th, and 7th places in the 2026 Serie A1.
Teams ranked 3rd to 8th are determined by their playoff semifinal results and regular-season standings:
3. Savona, 4. Posillipo, 5. Trieste, 6. De Akker, 7. Iren Genova, 8. Roma Vis Nova.
(Olympic Roma finished in 9th place and didn’t qualify for the playoffs)
Relegation playoffs (best of three), Game 3
Telimar – Salerno 14:13 (5:3, 4:3, 3:4, 2:3) – the final score in the series 2:1
Salerno has been relegated to Serie A2. Telimar and the winners of the relegation playoffs semifinals (Canottieri and Ortigia) will play in the top league in the next season.
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