A video posted by volleypower (@volleyballpower88) onAug 19, 2016 at 9:51am PDT
At 28-28 in the first set of Italy – USA match, Italian players and coaching staff made a rarely seen pressure on a referee. And this is why.
Emanuele Birarelli served and the ball obviously touched Aaron Russell before going out of bounds. But the umpire from Belgium, Arturo Di Giacomo, showed the ball did not touch Russell. It was a sign for all Italian players on court, as well as for the coach Gianlorenzo Blengini, to run towards Di Giacomo.
Since there is no possibility for the video check on these kinds of situations, the referee decided to consult linesman and changed his initial call. The point went to Italy 29:28. In the next rally, the „Azzurri“ took the set 30-28.
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