Volleyball: European, Italy overwhelms Switzerland and Paola Egonu is back

Italy-Switzerland 3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-13) Italy conquers the second victory, has a very obvious foot in the round of 16 and confirms that it wants to play a leading role in the European Championship. No Switzerland, only blue with some comforting signals from Paola Egonu who enters every set and even shows off a few nice smiles. Italy lines up as in the match against Romania with Antropova opposed by Orro, Sylla and Pietrini as spikers, Danesi and Lubian in the centre, Fersino as free.

Switzerland sends the announced formation onto the field, after a few skirmishes Italy starts to grind points and the roar of the Monza Arena arrives when Paola Egonu, who entered on 10-8 thanks to a double substitution, lands the first point of this European Championship. Then with a series of services she definitely breaks the set. As expected, the blues go on velvet. The second set doesn’t work too differently with Switzerland trying to stay in the slipstream. But there’s nothing to be done and the blues travel safely without many jolts.

Now Micelli’s Bulgaria

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And the third set is no exception, Italy pushes on the accelerator right from the serve to close the practice in the shortest possible time. The block keeps a good guard and Orro is spoiled for choice when it comes to giving the ball to her team mates. It ends as everyone imagined with Italy still closing with a smile. Saturday evening again at 21.15 there is the match that promises to be the most difficult with Lorenzo Micelli’s Bulgaria also with two victories, a match that could sanction the first place in group B.