Italy had trouble with Asian side only in the first set while they established domination in the other two and thus, materialized almost perfect 4-1 score in the pool stage.
„Azzurri“ were unstoppable in the attack (46-31) while they were also better, although slightly, in serving (3-0) and blocking (6-5). Ivan Zaytsev with 15 and Osmany Juantorena with 14 points were a driving force of Italy. In Iran, Shahram Mahmoudi had eight points.
Italy will face USA in the semifinals, on August 19 at 18:00 CET.
Final Round / Quarterfinals /
Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
Quarterfinal 1 | 17. 08. 2016 10:00 | Canada | VS | Russia | 0:3 | 15:25; 20:25; 18:25 | ||
Quarterfinal 2 | 17. 08. 2016 14:00 | USA | VS | Poland | 3:0 | 25:23; 25:22; 25:20 | ||
Quarterfinal 3 | 17. 08. 2016 18:00 | Italy | VS | Iran | 3:0 | 31:29; 25:19; 25:17 | ||
Quarterfinal 4 | 17. 08. 2016 22:15 | Brazil | VS | Argentina | 0:0 |
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