Euro Cup Women: CNAB, Trieste and BVSC earn narrow first-leg victories as quarterfinals get underway

CNAB’s Itziar Martinez struck once against Polar Bears. Photo: Jordi López / CNAB

All four quarterfinal ties in the women’s Euro Cup remain finely poised, as no teams were able to establish a decisive first-leg scoreline. The largest winning margin came in Italy, where BVSC Manna ABC secured a two-goal victory against Antenore Plebiscito Padova and will now look to finish the job in Budapest. Elsewhere, runners-up from the past two seasons Pallanuoto Trieste also hold a narrow lead, taking...