Italy had a difficult game against Croatia, however, they have earned very important points that pushed them to the quarterfinals 3-2 (25-23, 25-21, 19-25, 10-25, 15-11).
They were close to drop 2-0 lead, fortunately for their fans in the tie-break the Italian girls set the control and won the game.
Paola Egonu was in the spotlight as she scored 30 points, while Samanta Fabris had 25 on the other side.
In the Pool D, the Netherlands have defeated the Czech Republic to take the second place 3-1 (25-21, 25-15, 21-25, 25-22).
EuroVolley 2017, Day 3:
Bulgaria – Turkey 3-2 (25-17, 10-25, 25-16, 20-25, 20-18)
Belgium – Serbia 1-3 (26-24, 20-25, 22-25, 21-25)
Georgia – Belarus 0-3 (8-25, 11-25, 12-25)
Azerbaijan – Poland 3-0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-23)
Croatia – Italy 2-3 (23-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-10, 15-11)
Czech Republic – Netherlands 1-3 (21-25, 15-25, 25-21, 22-25
Germany – Hungary 18:30
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