They are very close to claiming the spot at the Final Six of the World Champs and only a miracle can prevent them from joining the third round.
Italy didn’t have any difficulties in a game against Finland, defeating them in straight sets 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-16).
Osmany Juantorena and Ivan Zaytsev topped the list of the best scorers with 14 points each, while on the other side Urpo Sivula had 12.
World Championship, a schedule for Friday (21 September):
POOL H:
Serbia – France 3-2 (22-25, 26-24, 25-20, 18-25, 18-16)
Poland – Argentina 2-3 (25-16, 19-25, 23-25, 25-23, 14-16)
POOL G:
USA – Canada 3-1 (25-17, 25-14, 21-25, 25-17)
Bulgaria – Iran 3-1 (25-19, 28-26, 26-24)
POOL F:
Brazil – Australia 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-15)
Belgium – Slovenia 0-3 (26-28, 26-28, 19-25)
POOL E:
Netherlands – Russia 0-3 (17-25, 16-25, 21-25)
Italy – Finland 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-16)
Check out the results and standings at the World Championship 2018 M page.
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Italy has done a nice job but by far has had the easiest road to the Finals. They have yet to play a quality opponent (top 10 team) . Yeah I know possibly Argentina but they have issues. They are about to have a wake up call very soon