Carlo Silipo honors Holland but does not give up

The words of Carlo Silipo after the knockout with the Netherlands

Carlo Silipo commented to the official channels of FIN on Setterosa’s defeat against the Netherlands in the quarterfinals of the Olympic tournament: "The match è was interpreted very well, especially in the first two halves. The tactic was to play in their field, then accept the physical clash and look for continuous restarts".

"In fact, the first two goals came precisely on the counterattack,” added the coach of the Azzurre, “a detail that instead succeeds very well for them. On 5-4 there'è was another counterattack that we failed to take advantage of, otherwise we would have gone to five even. We conceded +2, 6-4, and from there we had some difficulty getting back into the game".

"Credit definitely to a top-notch team both athletically, but also technically. They are a lady team: they won the World Cup in Fukuoka 2023 and the European Championships in Eindhoven 2024, so they are also used to fighting for these matches with a high specific weight high".

"We must continue to play with determination and fighting spirit, without putting ourselves down, and achieve the highest possible ranking" Silipo commented ahead of the semifinal for fifth place against Canada, scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 8.