Italy – Algeria
Italy and Russia continue to share the top position in Pool A and will meet in a decisive match next Sunday while Algeria close their Olympic tour with a match against Dominican Republic.
Antonella Del Core and Valentina Arrighetti led Italy with 13 and 10 points respectively. Simona Gioli finished with 9 while Carolina Costagrande and Francesca Piccinini, who only played in the third set, each had eight.
Zohra Bensalem and Lydia Olmou were the top scorers for Algeria with 13 and 9 points respectively.
The winners outclassed their opponents in blocks (8-1) and also in service winners (8-2).
Algeria won the first point through Zohra Bensalem but the rest of the set was all about Italy as they calmly took the set 25-11. Italy won the second set 25-12 and the third set 25-17 to end Algeria‘s remote chance of making it through to the quarterfinals.
Bensalem and captain Oulmou didn’t look out of place against Italy and were shining lights for Algeria.
All the results from Olympic matches can be found here:
Volleyball – Men Volleyball – Women
