First exam passed in the knockout stage of European Championships 2021 for the Italian women’s volleyball team, which won in Belgrade for 3-1 (partial of 25-14, 23-25, 25-17, 25-12) on Belgium by detaching the pass for the quarter-finals of the continental review.
“We lost a little bit of the game in the second set, failing many counterattacks. There we made life a bit complicated and we weren’t having fun anymore. Then in the third we started making good plays and at that point the quality of what we were doing returned“, The first hot statements released by the Italian coach Davide Mazzanti to the microphones of Rai.
“Sylla really did a great game in everything, because he did a great job in reception and defense. In attack she managed to unload the blow as perhaps she had not done at the beginning of the European Championship, so I think it was an important match for her“, Continues the Italian technician.
A special mention also for the free of the tricolor formation: “De Gennaro played an incredible game and gave the team a lot of pace throughout. She was really good because even in the moments when things were failing us, she was brave to push the group and this was fundamental to get back to the rhythm.“.
“The level of ball change is going well, while on the counterattack we may be wasting a little too much. I think our margin is more at that stage than anything else. It’s something we’ve been chasing a bit from the start and I think we can do some good things there, a bit like in today’s fourth set, where we made great defenses and beautiful counter-lifts with all decisive attack shots. . In the quarterfinals it will be important to put all this on the pitch“, Concludes Mazzanti, waiting to understand if Russia or Belarus will be Italvolley’s next opponent.
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