3-0 clear defeat for Italy in front of Serbia. Out in the quarters also men’s volleyball and Lupo-Nicolay in beach volleyball
TOKYO. Disastrous day for Italy in team sports. After the eliminations of Italbasket and Italvolley men yesterday, today came those of women’s volleyball in which Alessia Orro from Oristano was also present and men’s volleyball. Teams that held hopes for medals as well as the Nicolai-Lupo duo in beach volleyball, also eliminated in the quarterfinals.
For Alessia Orro and her companions there was nothing to do against Serbia. The end result is clear-cut and leaves no room for 3-0 recriminations. The Serbs dominated the match by closing the split on scores of 25-21, 25-14 and 25-21. Again at the hands of Serbia, the elimination from the quarters of the men’s waterpolo that crashed 6-10.
The last bad news of the day, luckily illuminated by gold in cycling, came from beach volleyball. Lupo-Nicolai, vice Olympic champions, surrendered in just two sets to the Qatari couple formed by Cherif and Ahmed, ironically prepared by Italian technicians. cIn the first set the Italians lost quite clearly 21-17, in the second they opposed a strenuous resistance, canceling 3 match-balls to the opponent before the final 23-21.
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