Volleyball women, Nations League: Italy-Rep. Dominican 3-2

Italy-Rep. Dominican 3-2 (25-23, 20-25, 25-19, 16-25, 15-12)
Mazzanti’s Italy changes its skin for the second match of the Brasilia group in the Nations League. And he leaves many of the protagonists of the match against Serbia on the bench, starting with Paola Egonu and Caterina Bosetti. Loses offensive weight, Italy deploying Nwakalor opposite and Guerra in hand together with Degradi. The blue, albeit with some highs and many lows, still bring home the first set albeit out of breath. But in the second fraction they suffer in reception and the attack becomes much more blunt to the advantage of an unleashed Dominican, who immediately takes off and easily settles the score. At the end of the second part Mazzanti changes direction, with Bosio taking the place of Malinov.

Inconstant

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Italy still uses the bench, but in the third set they seem to have found the right balance and manage to bend the resistance of the Central Americans, for which Martinez is not enough. New changes for Mazzanti in the fourth set, which starts another couple of crushers. Enter Caterina Bosetti, but the balance of Italy continues to limp and the blue still go under. On 8-11 Mazzanti must also recall Paola Egonu, who until then had kept the suit. Roar in the Nelson plant in Brasilia with many signs acclaiming the bomber of Cittadella (not brilliant in this partial). Malinov also enters, but Italy continues not to turn properly and goes under until 10-15. the blues, careless and distracted, are still overcome by the Dominicans: it’s a tiebreaker.

Reaction

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Italy understands that the danger of a defeat is great (the blues are looking for a place for the finals in Ankara) and after a bad start (1-3) they manage to overturn the fraction on 8-5. The Dominicans are unleashed and understand they can make a bang with the blue: they believe in it and do not give up. But Italy makes the last effort to bring home a victory made of suffering, which weighs in the standings, while leaving a lot of doubts.