But it is not the only good thing for Azzurri. Coach Bonitta can be happy because Nadia Centoni successfully recovered from a knee injury and made one more strong performance.
Centoni finished the game with 25 points, which gave her the title of Top Scorer.
Italy now has score 3-1 and 7 points, while Japan is still without the win (0-4) with 2 points.
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