Bitter defeat for Raphaela Folie. © Vero Volley Milano

Titleless in Milan: Folie loses Champions League final

It's like magic: South Tyrol's 2022 athlete of the year, Raphaela Folie, lost the Champions League final with Vero Volley Milano on Sunday.

05 Maj 2024

From: dl

With Conegliano, Raphaela Folie had won everything there was to win. Two years ago he moved to Milan (Monza). With her new club, Folie is still waiting for her premiere title. On Sunday she and Vero Volley Milano lost the Champions League final 2-3 in a tiebreak against her former club Conegliano in Antalya.

Conegliano clearly won the first set 25:14. Folie & Co. then struck back (23:25). The third and fourth rounds each ended with 25:19 – first for Conegliano then for Milan. In the tiebreak, Conegliano clearly won 15:9. A bitter defeat not only for Folie, but also for teammate Paola Egonu, who had also played for Pantere for a long time.

Martin Berger celebrates with Trent

For men, Itas Trent is on the European throne for the first time in 13 years. Simone Giannelli from Bolzano was also there in the final defeats in 2021 and 2022. This Sunday, the people of Trento kept going and won 3-0 against the Polish club Jastrzebski. Martin Berger was also able to cheer. The Pusterer is in the Trent squad, but was not used.