A solid, compact and continuous Italy exceeds the hosts of the home with authority United States with a clear 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-18) and closes the second week of Volleyball Nations League 2025. In Chicago, against a failed and not very shiny US team, the blues confirm the progress seen in the latest releases and rise to third place in the standings, virtually mortgaged access to the Final Eight.
The team of Ferdinando De Giorgi chose the road to continuity, often renouncing to force in the beat And focusing on the wall and defense. A winning strategy, especially considering The many errors to the service made by the Americans. At the start of the second set, Italy had tried to raise the rhythm of nine meters, but the choice brought more damage than benefits. Returning to more prudent tracks, the national team has been able to make the most of the opponent gifts.
Another thick test for the dribbler Riccardo Sbertoliprecise and lucid in distribution. In attack, the top scorer is Kamil Rychlicki con 19 pointsfollowed by Alessandro Michieletto (12) and from a Luca Porro In great sprinkling (10), very solid both in reception and in attack. Italy has exploited the key moments of each set well, showing maturity in the finals.
The chronicle of the match
The United States start with It’s a lot in directing, Gabi Garcia opposite, Pasteur e Robinson in the band, Jendryk e McHenry to the center, Shoji free. Italy responds with Sbertol, Rychlicki, Michieletto, Further, Galassi, Gargiulo e Laurenzano free. The start is balanced, but an ace of Rychlicki and the wall of Gargiulo they direct the partial. The US service is not incisive and the blues, with Galassi effective in the center, they find the first extension (10-6). The hosts try to return with Robinsonbut they make too many mistakes to the service. Italy maintains calm and lucidity, exploits another wall of Rychlicki and closes with an ace of Further: 25-21.
De Giorgi asks her to raise the rhythm in the beat, but the first points of the second part are marked with many mistakes. The US rely on Pasteur e RobinsonItaly responds with Michieletto e Furtherthe latter author of a Granlonetto in parallel. The set remains balanced until 16-16, then Italy raises the wall: Galassi stop Garcia, Gargiulo Closes up Robinson e Rychlicki It is unleashed in the offensive phase. The opposite Italo-Aussemburgian signs the diagonal of 24-21 and immediately after Robinson The joke is wrong, giving the second partial to the Azzurri: 25-22.
The third party opens with Italy that confirms the same sextet. Michieletto e Further They immediately enter the game, then the blaze of Rychlickiprotagonist in parallel and diagonally. The United States try to react with the service of It’s a lotwhich puts blue reception in difficulty, but the answer is immediate: Michieletto square two consecutive aces, then Further mura Robinson and put the parallel of the +5. In the end, Italy extends safely, exploiting yet another mistakes to the opponent’s service and closing with yet another ACE, this time signed Rychlickifor the final 25-18.
With this success, Italy closes the second concentration with a very positive balance. The Three wins obtained on four games (including the very heavy one with Poland) They let De Giorgi’s team sleep sleep with Final Eight’s team. The last week, with the non -insurmountable obstacles of Serbia, Ukraine, Slovenia and Holland, It will be decisive but the most it seems and De Giorgi will be able to continue to carbon the players at his disposal and perhaps grant some rest to the big names.
