VNL, Italy overwhelmed by Slovenia
VNL, Italy overwhelmed by Slovenia
Slovenia was è confirmed at the top of the Volleyball Nations League standings by beating Italy last night in Ljubljana, the second defeat of week 3 for the Azzurri. 25-19 25-21 25-19 the set partials.
In a Stozice Arena packed to capacity, the hosts led by Cretu got the better of Sbertoli and teammates trying to impose their game, managing the lead in each of the three sets.
Stand out the 21 personal points of Tomcec Stern, Slovenian opposite, best scorer of the match, in evidence Bottolo author of 12 points in a match that saw the Azzurri miss from nine meters 19 times.
Today will be decisive to know the last two qualifiers for the Final Eight in Lodz and the pairings for the quarterfinals scheduled for June 27 and 28 in Poland.
The Azzurri will be on the court at 4:30 p.m. to close out the VNL preliminary phase with Turkey in the best possible way, and then to know their quarterfinal opponent.
