World swimming pool Budapest: water polo, Italy-South Africa 22-4

From our correspondent Stefano Arcobelli

June 22
– Budapest (UNG)

The biggest victory, the easiest victory for the debut: Settebello begins his world adventure, as a keeper, overwhelming the unfortunate South Africa 22-4. In Sopron, for the first of group C, the reigning world champions suffer a little less than in the past, with the South Africans remaining in the wake until Swanepoel’s 3-2, then they lock Del Lungo’s door and place a deadly 8 -0 for 11-2 in the middle of the race. Second part of the match that counts as a high-intensity training session for Sandro Campagna’s national team, which scores all the free-range players, with the exception of Cinnamon, with a quadruple by Fondelli and a triplet by Di Somma and Dolce. Also excellent is the debut of the young Iocchi Gratta, twenty years to go, who signs a double, demonstrating personality and confirming high-level technical skills. The Azzurri will return to the pool on Thursday, at 7.30 pm, against Canada; the last preceding the World Cup is that of Kazan 2015, with Italy, which then closed the tournament in fourth place, which won with a large 8-2 in the round of 16. The national team, on Saturday 25th, will close the first phase against Spain in the match that will decide the supremacy in the group, thus giving the possibility to directly access the quarter-finals. Finally, on Wednesday, the Setterosa will return in the most difficult match of the group against Hungary at 9 pm (live broadcast by Rai Sport).

The match report

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South Africa-Italy 4-22 (2-4, 0-7, 1-8, 1-3) South Africa: Madi, Badenhorst, Wheeler, Howard, Mayman, Olver 1, Laurenson, Tucker, Cronje 1, Stone, Roman 1, Swanepoel 1 (rig.), Mfikili. All. Marlow Italy: Del Lungo, Di Fulvio 2, Damonte 2, Iocchi Scratch 2, Fondelli 4, Cinnamon, Martial 2, Echenique 1, Presciutti 1, Bruni 2, Di Somma 3, Dolce 3, Nicosia. Herds Campaign Referees: Matache (Rom), Jirathornwattana (Tha) Notes: numerical superiority South Africa 9 (2) + a penalty and Italy 3 (2). In the door Madi (S) and Del Lungo (I). Nicosia (I) takes over from Del Lungo at 5’00 of the third time. Mifikili (S) takes over from Madi at the beginning of the fourth half. About 700 spectators.