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Italian volleyball players win European championship in exciting final / Article

The Italian volleyball team continued its winning streak in the final of the European Championship, winning the important title of the Slovenian national team 3-2 (22:25, 25:20, 20:25, 25:20, 15:11). But the Slovenian national team had to settle for the third European silver medal.

The first set was started more convincingly by the Slovenian volleyball players, pulling far ahead in terms of the result, but at the end of the set, the Italian players were able to quickly reduce the difference, leaving the intrigue of the game. And yet Slovenia proved superior with 25:22.

The brightest episodes of Set 1

The second set is more convincingly started by the Italian team, which has not yet felt the taste of loss, quickly achieving a three-point breakthrough. But at 6: 6 there is already an equalization. And the nerve-wracking fight continued until the end of the set, causing emotions to vibrate in the crowded Katowice arena. 25:20 – Italy, however, proved to be superior at the top of the set. And the set draw 1-1.

The most interesting moments of the 2nd set

The tense nervous struggle continued in the third set. Although Slovenia was already comfortably in the middle of the set, the end of the set was again nervous. At 20:20 the result was already equalized. And yet at the very end, great service, mistakes for Italy, and Slovenia won the set with 25:20.

The most important moments of the 3rd set

In the introduction to the fourth set, the Slovenes quickly gained a three-point lead. However, the Italians soon managed to restore the intrigue of the game, continuing the fight point by point until the Italians took the lead with a three-point lead. 25:20 – this time in favor of Italy, and this meant that the winner had to be determined in the fifth set.

The most exciting moments of the 4th set

In the decisive set, both teams showed a similar performance, expressing the desire to win and become the coveted European champion. By the time the set was denied, the Italians had already achieved a secure four-point lead. Fan stands almost or bursting with emotion, victory in the set for Italy with 15:11 and victory with 3-2.

In the Polish city of Katowice, Slovenia, the volleyball team had a surprising victory in the semi-final game on Saturday, with 3-1 (17:25, 32:30, 25:16, 37:35) being superior to the match favorite home Poland.

On the other hand, the titled Serbian volleyball players on Saturday could not find serious arguments in the game against the new and winning Italian team, which won 3-1 without great difficulty (29:27, 25:22, 23:25, 25:18).

After a break of 26 years, the Latvian volleyball team also played in the final tournament, which stopped in the eighth final, unable to overcome the mastery of the Italian team.

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