Blengini
“It’s a big disappointment because we fought (hard) for three sets. The guys have done something extraordinary. They loved what they were doing. They risked it all. I knew the team had qualities and we were continuing to improve, but our sport is unpredictable. To be the coach of this national team is a unique emotion.” said Gianlorenzo Blengini.
On the other side Italian captain Emanuele Birarelli said:“We are very proud of our silver, but upset because we could have played better. In the second set at crucial moments we were a bit unlucky. If we played better and won one set, who knows what could have happened. We played great volleyball. We are the second best in the world and we have to be proud of that. It was not a good day for our serve; maybe we wanted to finish the point too much in a hurry. We needed to be more calm, but it was the final. We had used all our energy.”
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