Sixth win in eight games. Julio Velasco’s Italy bounces back after Saturday’s tie break defeat against Brazil and defeats China with a clear 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-16) in the last match of the second week of the Nations League played in Macau. A success that increasingly secures their position in the ranking – today they gained 9.3 points – and brings the Italians closer to certain qualification for the Paris Games.
The match
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In the 1st set, Italy was good at not getting lost in the moment of difficulty: ahead 16-13, the Italians let China overtake them but in the final head-to-head they found the opportunity to close the set. From that moment it was a monologue with Egonu top scorer with 16 points, followed by Sylla at 12 and Lubian at 11. With a balance of 6 victories and 2 defeats, Italy, in addition to the Olympic pass, brings qualification to the Final Eight of Nations League scheduled in Thailand from 20 to 23 June. Now the Velasco national team is moving to Fukuoka where the last pool game of the tournament before the finals is scheduled from 11 to 16 June. The matches against Canada, South Korea, USA and Serbia are scheduled.
