Italy won the first Women’s Volleyball Nations League championship.
The defending European champions defeated Brazil 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-22) in the VNL final on Sunday in Ankara, giving the South Americans their third straight silver medal.
Italian star opposite Paola Egonu once again led her team as the best scorer of the final match. This time she tallied 21 points, including three blocks, towards the three-set victory.
Outside hitter Caterina Bosetti added another 11. Opposite Kisy Nascimento was Brazil’s best scorer on 14 points, followed by captain Gabriela Guimaraes on 11.
“I’m really happy! We did it as a group. We still have a long way to go, but we are happy with this great result. All of my teammates were great and the staff had a well-prepared technical plan, which worked out really well,” says Alesia Oro.
