Italvolley women, Paola Egonu and teammates prepare for rematch

The South American team got the better of the Japanese team after an exciting match

After beating China 3-1, Davide Mazzanti’s Italvolley awaited to know its opponent in the semifinals. After a tight, up-and-down match, Brazil prevailed over Japan three sets to two. A match that the South Americans — the only ones so far able to beat Italy in the 2022 World Cup — were on the verge of losing several times.

In fact, the Japanese went ahead by two sets, then suffered the comeback of the Greenoro, who won the subsequent partials despite suffering not a little. In fact, Japan had several chances to turn the match in their favor both in the fourth set, which they then lost 25-27, and in the decisive tie-break, which the Brazilians won 17-15.

Matrix of the match, and public danger number one in the semifinal, which smacks so much of a revenge occasion for Paola Egonu and her teammates, was the setter Gabi, who scored 25 points. Also good were the contributions of Caroline Gattaz with 14 points, Carol and Rosamaria Montibeller with 13 and Lorenne with 12.