LODZ (POLONIA) – After having achieved qualification for the Paris Olympics and chiuso the regular season of Nations League in third place, Fefé De Giorgi’s Italy returns to the field to deal with the quarter finals with the FranceOlympic gold, led by Andrea Giani. As in the last races, once the Olympic pass was obtained, the coach of the Azzurri decided to keep all the big names are resting and to face the competition with the second lineswho will therefore have a great opportunity to show off their skills in view of the Olympic event. Follow the match live and all the updates…
17:45
Italy-France 13-15 (25-20)
France took the lead in the second set with a decisive move, with Italy only managing to score a point thanks to service errors by the French.
17:40
Italy-France 10-10 (25-20)
Tillie leads France’s recovery, now the second set is balanced and the score is 10-all.
17:35
Italy-France 7-5 (25-20)
Italy also did well in this first part of the second set: Porro and Bottolo did well again, Azzurri ahead of France by two points.
17:30
Italy-France 2-1 (25-20)
The second set has begun and Italy is ahead 2-1 in this second set, in which a reaction is expected from a France surprised by the excellent approach of the Azzurri.
17:27
Italy-France 25-20: the first set is Italian!
Splendid and unexpected first set for the ‘young’ Italy, which dominates France 25-19!
17:20
Italy-France 21-16
A few too many errors by the Azzurri open up the French return, but Italy’s lead remains 5 points, which must be managed well to take home the first set.
17:15
Italy-France 16-9
Two consecutive aces from Mosca and two winners from Bottolo, Italy takes the lead in the first set and takes a +7 lead over the French!
17:10
Italy-France 10-7
The Azzurri did well, also reactive on the block with Porro and Sanguinetti. There are three points ahead of France in this first set!
17:05
Italy-France 3-3
Good attitude for our national team, scoring with hands out by Porro and Mosca and with the diagonal by Bottolo, in this balanced start to the first set.
17:00
Italy-France: off to the first set!
The quarter-final between Italy and France begins! Lineups confirmed!
16:55
France at its best
Andrea Giani’s France fielded the typical formation, a team packed with great players, just think that in the direction they can alternate the owner Brizard with the ‘reserve’ Toniutti, ex Ravenna. Even the opposite Jean Patry has passed through our championship, in which the other opposite Faure, purchased from Cisterna, will arrive.
16:50
Olympics: iron round for the Azzurri
Il draw for the Olympic Volleyball tournament which was held during the week, gave the Azzurri a tough group, with two other big names in world volleyball. One more reason for De Giorgi to leave the very titular Giannelli, Michieletto, Lavia, Romanò, Galassi, Russo and Balaso in Cavalese.
16:45
Onward with the Ljubljana group
Except for Falaschi e CourtesyDe Giorgi confirmed the entire group that played in the Ljubljana phase and therefore Sbertoli in the control room, Bovolenta opposite to, Bottolo e Luca Porro in band, Mosca e Sanguinetti in the center and Laurenzano libero.
16:40
Italy-France: the precedents
Previous matches between Italy and France see the Azzurri ahead, with 79 overall victories out of 150 total matches. However, the previous match this season saw the French prevail 3-2 in the fifth match of the preliminary round, played in Ottawa, Canada.
16:35
De Giorgi’s choice: make way for young people
From the moment Italy took the pass to Paris, coach De Giorgi made a decision: to grant a recovery period to the big names and continue to face the Nations League with the so-called ‘second lines’, in reality a large group of young people, who are accumulating precious experiences.
16:30
Nations League, Italy challenges France
All set in Lodz for the match between Fefé De Giorgi’s Italy and Andrea Giani’s France, a match valid for the quarter-finals of the Nations League, scheduled to start at 5 pm.
