Anna Danesi extols Italy and sends a message to Roncadelle

The dream of another medal is approaching.

Italy women’s volleyball clinches its first historic semifinal at the Olympics, thanks to a clear 3-0 win over Serbia. Captain of the Azzurre è Anna Danesi, who at the end of the match explained what is the strength of the girls of coach Julio Velasco. Not only that: a native of Roncadelle like Alice Bellandi and Giovanni De Gennaro, she aims to join her two countrymen among the medal winners at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

"In the first set we started off very stiff, but we were very good at recovering,” Danesi explained to 'Sky Sport' -We have already done the same in previous matches, so I think each of us had the confidence in ourselves and our teammates. We knew we could do it. And also the bench's contribution è always spectacular. So very good to recover in the first set, then when we get into gear we are tough".

Inevitable a joke about the prospects of becoming the third Roncadelle, a town of less than 10 thousand inhabitants, to win a medal in a single Olympics. "I am not superstitious. So I hope I can rejoice with the other two Roncadellese and feel the same emotions as them. We’re close, so I won’t stop doing it", Danesi glissated.

As mentioned, the Olympic semifinal è an unprecedented achievement for Italian women’s volleyball. Julio Velasco's national team reached it thanks to a round 26-24 25-20 25-20 victory over a traditional opponent like Serbia, which was scrambled three sets to zero. The next commitment for Italy will be against Turkey, moreover already defeated 3-0 last Sunday.