Paris it’s closer, but Italy continues to stutter. Although there is no need to worry too much: the management Velasco for now it is confirmed as a construction site, waiting for all the big names to arrive. But in the meantime the 3-0 win against Bulgaria brings them significantly closer Blue to the stated spring objective, i.e. Olympic qualification through ranking FIVB.
Lots of turnover, but excellent performance: Antropova scores 18 points
Victory was never in question, especially in the first set where the distance on a technical level seemed clear. With Antropova And Boniface drivers of the evening: 18 points for the oppositealways in the right place at the right time, but the 13 of the power station (substitute for Anna Danesi, which Velasco allowed a shift of rest), of which 6 arrived at the wall.
The experimental version sent to the parquet by the coach of La Plata (Also Degradations at rest, even deployed as second libero) was maramalde during the first set, won 25-11. Confirmation of Carlotta Cambi in the role of setter and above all the inclusion of Ilaria Spirito defensively it paid dividends, with Nervini And Akrari who took advantage of the opportunity (more Bosetti, in the field in alternating phases with Fersino).
Omoruyi comes in and solves problems. Now there is Turkey
The only real moment of difficulty was Blue they showed it in the first part of the second set, when thanks to a Dudova inspired by Bulgaria he attempted the extension, pushing ahead 9-6. Italy went upstream with a bit of difficultyThen Velasco he guessed the card from the deck (inside Omoruyi) and at the end of the set things took the right turn, with the spiker scoring two very important points to finally break the lead at 25-22.
The Bulgarians had it a last gasp of pride at the start of the third setwhen they prevented the Italians from escaping before a couple of plays by Cambi which gave a turning point to the partial, with Antropova who dug the definitive furrow in the service and sent her teammates to placid waters (25-19 the final).
On Saturday evening, however, the bar will be set a little higher: at 7pm (live DAZN) the obstacle to overcome will be there Türkiye landlady, with Melissa Vargas which has already shown itself to be very lively in its first releases. One more reason to keep your attention awake and try to raise the tone: for Velasco, after the blowout on his debut against Poland, a test of capital importance.
Antropova also decisive in defense: “Work in the gym pays off”
Kate Antropova is very convinced of being able to offer another good performance, and she sounded the charge through the Federvolley website: “In my opinion we played a good match, in the first set we were good at keeping our pace and putting our opponents in difficulty with the joke. During the match they grew and we made a few too many mistakes, but in the end it was really important to get this 3-0. Now the most difficult match of the pool against Turkey awaits us“.
“These victories are a great help, both from a moral and technical point of view, we are trying different things,” added the opposite of Scandicci. “I’m happy to have also been useful in defense, let’s say that tonight I put something more on the pitch, the work in the gym is paying off and I hope to continue like this. We arrive at the match against Turkey perhaps with a little less energy, however, this is not an excuse. We know we have to face a very strong team that will always be able to count on a very warm crowd, but we will give it our all. The season was long and intense, but I like playing volleyball, when I go on the pitch I always have fun.”
