Men's CEV: The Allianz Milano ready for the first leg of the playoffs.

The Allianz Milano is expected in Türkiye to play the first leg of the playoff against Halkbank Ankara. The match will be played at the TVF Ziraat Bankkart Volleyball Hall in Ankara, where the team of Milano will try to win to gain a valuable advantage ahead of the return match scheduled for February 25.

Towards Halkbank Ankara-Allianz Milano

The Turkish team finished in second place, behind Perugia, with 11 points obtained in the first group stage. Halkbank Ankara is made up of experienced players, mainly the American setter Micah Ma'a, the two Turkish middle blockers Matic and Bidak and the opposite hitter Sotola ready to cause problems for their opponents. When playing at home, the Turks hold the court better and the percentage of effective serves increases, also thanks to the push of their fans.

The team of Milano comes from a complicated path in the groups, earning the pass to the playoffs with a fundamental victory on the last day. In this match, however, theAllianz Milano arrives with morale thanks to the success obtained against Padova in the last day of SuperLega. Coach Square he is aware of the strength of his opponents and to beat them he will rely on the direction of Paolo Porro and the dunks of Matey Kaziyski.

The return match is scheduled for Tuesday, February 25 at the Arena in Busto Arsizio. The team that reaches the quarterfinals will challenge Pge Projekt Warsaw, which had a clean sweep in Pool A.

The match between Halkbank Ankara-Allianz Milano at 15.00pm will be broadcast live on DAZN and Sky and streamed on the DAZN and SkyGo apps.