Nations League, Italy overwhelms Belgium and flies to the final stage
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Italy is also off to a great start in the third phase of the women’s Nations League: at the Omnisport Arena in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, the Azzurri literally overwhelmed Belgium 3-0 and clinched a pass to the final phase of the event with three matches to spare.
25-19 25-15 25-18 were the set partials in favor of the reigning Olympic champions led by Julio Velasco, who arrive at 23 consecutive matches won, nine in this Nations League. Tomorrow the Azzurri will face Serbia.
Best scorer for Italy Ekaterina Antropova with 12 points, 10 for Paola Egonu, 9 for Anna Danesi, for Belgium 8 by Pauline Martin.
