Water polo, Worlds: Settebello gives itself a chance for gold
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Greece beaten in semifinals
Yet another feat in the Budapest pool for the Italian national water polo team: in fact, the Settebello defeated Greece 11-10 in the semifinals of the World Championships being held in Budapest, thus earning access to the final for the gold medal and a chance to win the fifth rainbow laurel in its history.
The main protagonist of a match full of emotions was Vincenzo Dolce, author of a hat trick: in addition to him, scoring with two goals Di Fulvio and Presciutti, and with one goal Iocchi Gratta, Cannella, Bruni and Di Somma. Also good was the performance of goalkeeper Del Lungo, who despite the double digits in goals conceded made important saves in decisive moments.
