Italvolley, streak broken: first defeat after 39 straight wins

The extraordinary series of successes of the Italian women’s national team is interrupted in Brazil, which stops at 39 consecutive victories in official competitions. The azzurre led by CT Julio Velasco fought with determination, but could not overcome a practically full Brazil, dragged by the warmth of more than 10 thousand fans.

For the greenoro formation it is a success that had been missing against Italy since the second week of the VNL 2024 played in Macao, the last defeat cashed by the azzurre before the beginning of the long winning streak. In a packed and fiery PalaSport Nilson Nelson in Brasilia, the team coached by Ze Roberto came out on top at the end of a spectacular and hard-fought challenge, the most anticipated of VNL Pool 2, closed on 3-2 (15-25, 22-25, 25-22, 26-24, 15-12). Thanks to this result, Brazil flies at the top of the provisional standings with full points, with four victories in as many matches.

Italy, on the other hand, concludes the first intercontinental week of the Volleyball Nations League with a positive balance: three victories, one defeat and, above all, an important wealth of experience accumulated by a deeply renewed group composed largely of very young players at their debut. A haul that allows captain Cambi and her teammates to look forward with confidence and optimism to the upcoming events of the competition, starting with the Finals in Macau.