Italian women’s national team, which won the European Championship in 2021 and the League of Nations in 2022, continues its convincing performance at the Women’s Volleyball World Championship, which takes place in Poland and the Netherlands.
The Squadra Azzura beat Puerto Rico by 3-0 (28:26, 25:21, 26:24) in a Group A match of the competition played in Arnhem.
The top scorer for Italy was Paola Egonu with 19 points (1 block), and Elena Pietrini added 15 points.
For Puerto Rico, Brittany Abercrombie finished with 19 points (2 blocks).
Thus, the Italian women’s national team has 6 points (2 wins), while Puerto Rico still has no point won.
The next match for Italy is on September 27 (Tuesday), against Belgium. Puerto Rico will face the Netherlands on September 28 (Wednesday).
In another match of the day, Serbia won against Bulgaria by 3-2 (25:21, 22:25, 25:27, 25:21, 15:9).