The Serbs won the first set of the 26:24 final match at home, but then they were no longer enough for the Italian rivals.
The team around the universal Paola Ogechi Egonu, who scored 29 points, did not let Tijana Boškovičová stand out, which was crucial for them.
For the home favorites, there was a break in the middle of the third set. Since then, the best player of the last two European Championships, Boškovičová, has basically not made it, and in the end, the Serbs suffered an 11:25 debacle in the Štark Arena.
While exactly a month ago in the quarterfinals of the Olympic tournament they won 3: 0 over Italy, today they did not add the ninth victory in the tournament.
The Italians managed eight aces (compared to the only Serb) in the fight for the third gold after 2009 and 2007 and had thirteen point blocks. They clearly outplayed their opponents on the net.
They thus ranked third in the history of the European Championships. The table is dominated by the former Soviet Union with 13 gold, followed by Russia with six. Serbia is fourth with three titles.
–
