ROME-The women’s Starting Six returns to the profitable first week of the Italian team which yielded three victories in four matches. Having started with a defeat against Poland, the trip to Turkey saw Antropova and her teammates overcome, still stuttering, Germany, and then overcome, with ever more conviction, Bulgaria, but above all the hosts, European Champions, overcome in front of the friendly public (11,000 in the stands) at the end of a match dominated by the girls from Velasco and which gave away very important points in view of Paris. A path that acquires even more value if you consider that it has matured despite the absence of some of the team’s big names who will return to the group starting from the second week which will start on May 29th in Macao, China. In the Asian trip our national team will challenge France, the Dominican Republic, Brazil and China.
Match&Play returns to the emotions and technical evaluations of the four matches played in Antalya through the words of coach Julio Velasco. A lot of satisfaction in the coach’s words but also the certainty that this is only the beginning of a path that must necessarily lead to qualification for Paris 2024.
Talent Scout takes us to Puglia where the BigMat Finals Under 18 Women took place which saw Imoco Volley win the fourth championship in a row at the end of a challenge of very high technical value against Volleyrò Casal de Pazzi, historic rival in the women’s youth sector. Third place went to Fenera Chieri who, in another very heated final, beat Moma Anderlini Modena at a tie break.
