Current Olympic champions, the Italians arrived at the 29th triumph followed by scoring 3 sets to 1 (22/25, 25/18, 25/22 and 25/22) to win the title of the competition for the third time, the second in a row
He went ahead, but succumbed to the strength of the favorite in the final of the Women’s Volleyball League on Sunday (27) in Lodz, Poland. Current Olympic champions, the Italians arrived at the 29th triumph followed by scoring 3 sets to 1 (22/25, 25/18, 25/22 and 25/22) to win the competition title for the third time, the second in a row.
The Brazilian team sought an unprecedented title and equals the runner-up of 2019, 2021 and 2022 in seven editions of the League of Nations. Brazil’s highest scorer was Captain Gabi, with 15. The Italians Sylla and Anthropova ended with 16 and 17 points, respectively. Coach José Roberto Guimarães moved in the Brazilian team that began the semifinal against Japan on Saturday. The lifter Macris, who replaced Roberta on the first set against Asian, began the decision as a starter.
Brazil began the very consistent decision in the withdrawal and took advantage of the Italian errors to open 8 to 4. The European, but managed to increase the volume of play, turned the scoring and put 2 points advantage in the middle of the set (15 to 13). Brazil made two silly rapport errors, in which the attackers did not reach the survey, and Italy took advantage.
Seeing the rivals take control of the set with 21 to 17, Zé Roberto, as he had done against Japan, changed the lifter, this time with the entrance of Roberta in place of Macris. In a moment of Italian imbalance, Brazil accelerated and closed the first set 25-22. It was the first time Italy has given a set since July 12, in the penultimate match in the Nations League classification phase against Turkey. Since then he has enabled 3 triumphs by 3 sets to 0, against the Netherlands, the United States and Poland.
Brazil made the first point of the second set, but then the efficiency fell a lot and the game was dominated by the Italians, who even opened 9 points. In the middle of the partial, the Italian Degradi felt her left foot in the landing of an attack and left the court loaded. The tip was one of the highlights in the victory over Poland, with 13 points, but had a discreet performance in the decision, with only one point. With a break on the scoreboard, the Italians had no difficulty marking 25 to 18 and tied the match in 1 Sep 1.
The Italians managed to keep the package at the beginning of the third set, taking advantage of the difficulties of Brazilians in defining the points. In the Italian hunt, Brazil managed to turn 10 to 9 Julio Velasco, Italian coach, then stirred the team. He put the giant Anthropova, 2.02m, in place of Egonu. Even without its star and supporting Degradi, Italy was able to distribute the score between the remnants on the court and became the game with 25 to 22, with the definition of Anthropova, responsible for 7 points in the partial.
At the end of the third set, Zé Roberto put the opposite left -handed Kizy on the court. She came in well and remained in the game in the fourth partial. The teams were exchanging points until Italy managed to open 15 to 13 and then remained in front of the score until closing the game in 25-22 and winning the three -time championship and equals the United States as the largest winner of the Women’s League.
Housewives end in third place
A day after being totally dominated by Italy, Poland returned to the Atlas Arena court to win the Nations League bronze medal. The selection of the house beat Japan by 3 sets to 1 (25/15, 24/26, 25/16 and 25/23) and ended with the bronze medal for the third time in a row.
Magdalena Stysiak led the Polish attack in the 18 -point bronze medal dispute. The team captain, agnieszka Korneluk, contributed to the achievement with 16 points.
“It’s fantastic we won a medal here in Lodz,” said Poland coach Stefano Lavarini. “Since I started training Poland, we played here every year and the atmosphere has always been fantastic. I am very happy to have the possibility to thank our fans with a medal this time,” added the coach.
*With information from Estadão Content
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