Italy knocked out at the women’s volleyball World Cup

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Volleyball, Women’s World Cup: Amazing Italy, Holland defeated 3-1

The second phase of the Women’s Volleyball World Cup begins and Italy runs into the first defeat after five victories in a row. Mazzanti’s girls surrender 3-2 to Brazil, which comes back with partials of 25-20, 22-25, 22-25, 25-21, 17-15. The blue, who bring with them the points of the first phase as per the tournament regulations, still remain at the top of group E: this time the usual Paola Egonu, nightmare of the Olympic vice-champions with 37 points at the end of the match. With her, good performance also by Danesi and Pietrini (13 and 11 points respectively). In the first set are the girls of Ze Roberto to lead from 8-8 onwards, with our not very incisive in attack.

In the second part Egonu unleashes and Italy escapes up to +7, only to get distracted and close with some final worry. The third set sees the green-gold reaction at the start, but it is only a jolt and Italy comes back from a five-point disadvantage. The fourth set lives of maximum balance, Brazil does not give up mentally with captain Gabi (30 points in the match) to play the charge. Verdeoro more lucid, blue too foul and we go to the fifth: here it is a war of nerves, the tension is sky high, it becomes a point-to-point battle and Brazil wins in the third match point. Next match for Italy, which can already redeem itself, tomorrow at 14.15 against Japan.