Volley Nations League, France too strong for the Azzurri, ends 3-0

In Ottawa, Canada, Giani’s team, pushed by Ngapeth and Brizard, beat the Azzurri. Friday is Poland

Italy – France 0-3 (22-25, 24-26, 19-25)

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Nothing to do for Italy in the first Nations League match, a traveling event with the first prize of 1 million euros. De Giorgi’s team clearly lost 3-0 against Olympic champion France pushed by the usual Earving Ngapeth, not in a stratospheric form, formed in the semi-finals of the championship, but always capable of the right accelerations to change the face of a match. Italy begins with Giannelli in directing and Romanò in regional, Recine and Bottolo martelli, Cortesia and Galassi in the center. He scans free but he injures his ankle almost immediately and is forced to leave the field for Piccinelli. France is missing 2-3 elements compared to Japanese gold, but it is still enough to fold Italy still in green format.

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Turned in the second set

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In the first set the Azzurri always chase, but they do not let the transalpines escape who are still too foul especially in the service. A couple of bars from Giani’s team are the ones that create the decisive break. The second partial is the decisive one. Cancel three match balls with Romanò at bat (the new player from Piacenza is the most incisive of ours), but once we reach 24 even the blue mechanism jams and France can close the advantages with a Brizard (also in Piacenza next season ) who leads his team well, with excellent attacks from the center in which Chinenyeze stands out (also an “Italian” who will play in Civitanova next season). De Giorgi tries to change something with the insertions of Gardini and Vitelli, but fails to worry the French who close in the clearest way. Tomorrow, Friday, the same time (1.30) will be repeated against the world champions of Poland entrusted to Nikola Grbic who overwhelmed Argentina in the opening match.

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