Italy beat Australia by a 3-1 (25-18, 30-32, 25-18, 25-15) in Pool 10, noting their sixth win in the 2019 VNL (2 defeats) and collecting 18 points.
Matteo Piano marked his 2019 VNL debut by setting up as much as 7 kill blocks for the “Azzurri“. As usual, Gabriele Nelli was Italy’s top scorer in the match as he poured in 26. Riccardo Sbertoli served 4 aces. Luke Smith made 9 points for “Volleyroos“ who are at 1-7 (6 points).
Japan came back twice in the match against Pool 10 hosts Bulgaria, in Varna, to record their third win (5 losses) in the 2019 VNL, having 8 points. That is exactly the record that Bulgaria made as well.
Yuji Nishida scored 26 points for Japan, including 7 aces! Tsvetan Sokolov made 12 for Bulgaria, playing three out of five sets.
2019 FIVB Men’s Volleyball Nations League, Week 3 – Day 2:
Pool 9 (Gondomar, Portugal):
Brazil – China 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-22)
Portugal – Serbia 2-3 (25-21, 15-25, 22-25, 32-30, 9-15)
Pool 10 (Varna, Bulgaria):
Australia – Italy 1-3 (18-25, 32-30, 18-25, 15-25)
Bulgaria – Japan 2-3 (25-22, 19-25, 25-16, 19-25, 19-21)
Pool 11 (Urmia, Iran):
Russia – Canada 3-1 (25-23, 22-25, 25-20, 25-23)
Iran – Poland 3-2 (25-20, 21-25, 18-25, 25-17, 15-8)
Pool 12 (Cannes, France):
USA – Germany 3-1 (25-22, 21-25, 25-19, 25-20)
France – Argentina 1-3 (18-25, 17-25, 25-19, 20-25)
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