Waterpolo World Cup, overwhelming Setterosa: 31-5 against Colombia, Italy in the quarterfinals

The Setterosa qualified directly for the quarterfinals of the World Cup, the first goal achieved. The opponent of the match the program on June 28 will come out of the second round between New Zealand and France. Hungary beat Canada 11-7 and are second in the group. Few would have bet on this result after attending the debut match with Canada, where struggling Italy drew 7-7 even risking losing in the final seconds. The exploit in the next match with Hungary, bronze at the 2020 European Championships on the same banks of the Danube (10-8 in the Netherlands) and fourth at the World Championships the previous year (beaten 10-9 by Australia), returned to the Setterosa the confidence he had on the eve of the World Cup and was partly undermined by the poor starting performance. Colombia was overwhelmed by the blue, scoring 31 goals. A game with the abacus.

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The comment of the technical commissioner Carlo Silipo. “The important thing was to stay focused. We entered the competition well and today we approached the match well despite a slow start. The balance so far is very good and I really liked the attitude of the team in the first two games, the most difficult for different reasons “. Sofia Giustini, cap number 6, at her debut, she says. “In these matches you always risk making a bad impression. We have been on track and we have also tried some schemes. It is a great emotion to be here, every time I am on the platform for the presentation I shiver.” Giuditta Galardi, cap number 11, another deb, he adds. “We have been good and we have never settled on an easy opponent. We are building a great team. Making your debut is always a special emotion, doing it in this swimming pool, in the temple of water polo and in front of all these people it is still great. more”. Tomorrow at 18 the Settebello against Spain returns to the pool and after Canada’s forfeit due to Covid.