“For us this is a great day, because the last time we beat them was in 2003. We were waiting for a long time for this. We will enjoy the moment, but the road is still long,” said Mauro Berruto after the match.
Italian national volleyball team is celebrating great victory over Brazil in a classy game that delighted a massive audience in Kagoshima and ended as Italy sealed it with an incredible score (22-20) at the tie-break.
Brazil took on the third-ranked Italian squad on day three of the FIVB Men’s World Cup hoping to remain undefeated. However, the triple world champions would be their own worst enemy on this day with 22 service errors, allowing a 2-1 lead escape them as Italy came back to win a thriller 3:2 (25-16, 20-25, 18-25, 25-21, 22-20). Italy’s Michal Lasko made 27 points with seven blocks. He was supported by the hard serving Ivan Zaytsev with 16 points including four aces.
Italy coach Mauro Berruto commented after the game: “Playing Brazil is always a fantastic thing. The level of the match was high and we both showed wonderful Volleyball on court. We have an important two points here, and I hope maybe we’re breaking through a wall we had when playing the best team in the world. We have to stay focused on our ultimate goal, which is the ticket to London”.
Russia and Poland are hence the sole teams with an impeccable record after three rounds. Team of V. Alekno downed team USA in straight sets while the bronze medalists from the 2011 CEV European Championship seized a match full of ups and downs with the Argentinean side being sidelined by many unforced errors in the so-called “money time” of set 3 and 4.
source: FIVB
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