The hunt for the World Cup in Poland continues for three red and white! The joy for the semi-final reached by the blue expedition tripled in the Lube house due to the presence of the three Lube players in the ranks of the Italian national team. After eliminating Cuba and Marlon Yant in the Round of 16, on Wednesday the group with Simone Anzani, Fabio Balaso and Mattia Bottolo prevailed at the tie break in the quarters with the France of another red and white, Barthelemy Chinenyeze. The French middle blockergreets the event with 52 points to his credit, thanks to 42 winning attacks (77%), 10 blocks and 1 ace. Against the Olympic champions, the concreteness on the block and on the serve and the fewest number of incorrect attacks made the difference, but to move the balance needle were the extension to the tie break and the ability to grit the teeth in front of a France growing in decisive trade.
In the South American derby with Brazil, however, the ambitions of Luciano De Cecco and his Argentina, who left the scene yesterday with a score of 3-1, were extinguished. The captain of Lube and his national team missed the feat despite the countless number of cheers and 15 personal points in the world championship (7 attacks, 6 blocks and 2 aces).
To open the day of the Semifinals in Katowice scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday 10 September at 18, will be the face to face between the Polish sextet, the host and Brazil, while Italy will always return to the field tomorrow, at 21, against the Slovenian selection.
Round of 16 results
Slovenia 3-1 Germany (25-18, 25-19, 21-25, 25-22)
Italy – Cuba 3-1 (25-21, 21-25, 26-24, 25-18)
USA – Turkey 3-2 (25-21, 25-17, 22-25, 19-25, 15-12)
Poland 3-0 Tunisia (25-20, 25-15, 25-20)
Netherlands 0-3 Ukraine (16-25, 19-25, 18-25)
France 3-2 Japan (25-17, 21-25, 26-24, 22-25, 18-16)
Serbia – Argentina 0-3 (23-25, 21-25, 23-25)
Brazil 3-0 Iran (25-17, 25-22, 25-23)
Quarter Final Results
Italy – France 3-2 (24-26, 25-21, 23-25, 25-22, 15-12)
Slovenia 3-1 Ukraine (18-25, 26-24, 25-19, 25-23)
Argentina – Brazil 1-3 (16-25, 25-23, 22-25, 21-25)
Poland – USA 3-2 (25-20, 27-25, 21-25, 22-25, 15-12)
September 10
Semifinals in Katowice, Poland
18.00 Poland – Brazil
9 pm Italy – Slovenia
Sept. 11
Finals in Katowice, Poland
6pm Final for 3rd place
9pm Final for 1st place
