The first objective, the minimum one, has been achieved. But no one is going to stop. L’Italvolley male returns to the top four of the European championship after six years of absence. After walking in the group stage and in the eighth final against Latvia, the boys of Fefè De Giorgi have also swept against the Germany from Andrea Giani, folded 3-0 in a match that was never questioned and lasted a total of just over an hour and a half.
This time a ‘Giangio’ his trick was therefore not successful Italy like ai Europeans of 2017 and 2019, when with the Slovenia before and the same Germany then defeated the Azzurri winning as many finals, then lost against France and Russia.
Italy dominant in all fundamentals and always concentrated: an absolute level performance that induces you to dream big. Top scorer Alessandro Michieletto with 13 points and 65% in attack, a wheel Daniele Lavia (12 points and 56%), then Giulio Pinali (11, 64%).
Italy-Germany, the chronicle of the quarter-final
After a balanced start theItaly took off thanks to solid percentages in batting, to the walls of Anzani and Lavia to the class than usual Michieletto, driver and author of the point that closed the first set at 25-13.
An eloquent score that led to the Germany to react at the opening of the second set, but once again the balance did not last long. The shots of Karlitzek were not enough for the Germans to stay in the game and theItaly has inexorably spread, dragged by a super Galassi to the beat.
Won the second set 25-18, theItaly he lowered the tension at the start of the third set, which was in equilibrium up to the even eleven, thanks to some too many free mistakes of the Azzurri in all the fundamentals. But then the class of Daniele Lavia, with three consecutive points, to dig a gap that the Germany has no longer been able to fill. The walls of captain Giannelli and the shots of Pinali they did the rest by closing the third set on a score of 25-19.
In the semifinal theItaly will face the continental champions in charge of the Serbia, Saturday 18 a Katowice and can be followed live WHO.
OMNISPORT | 15-09-2021 17:43
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