Another series of international engagements ended for the boys from Rana Verona involved in tournaments with the selections of their respective countries. In the Volleyball Nations League, Grozdanov’s Bulgaria found its second victory of this edition, while the derby between Moscow and Mozic was won by the centre-back, who beat Slovenia with Italy. Cortesia, on the other hand, put the gold medal around his neck at the International Tournament of the 2 Seas with Italy of coach Fanizza.
VNL extension
Bulgaria In the second meeting of Week 3 of VNL, Bulgaria came back to win, their second in this edition of the competition. Grozdanov and his companions got the better of Iran in the tie-break, thus rising to 8 in the standings. The Verona centre-back scored 6 points, one of which from a block and one from nine metres. The next appointment for Bulgaria is set for tomorrow at 20.30 (Italian time) against Serbia.
Italy-Slovenia
With the success against Mozic’s Slovenia, Italy qualified for the VNL Final Eight. Great performance for Coach De Giorgi’s team, who showed character by closing the match on 3-0. The Slovenian hammer born in 2002 is back on the field after the rest period granted by Cretu, scoring 5 points in attack and 1 block. Among the blue ranks, however, Leandro Mosca did not take part in the challenge. Slovenia will be back on stage on Sunday at 9.00 with the Netherlands, while Italy will face Japan, still unbeaten in this competition, tomorrow at 13.00.
INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT OF THE TWO SEAS
Coach Fanizza’s Italy won the International Tournament of the 2 Seas, which involved Tunisia, Holland and Japan. The national team closed the competition held between Taranto and Francavilla Fontana with three victories. The title also arrived thanks to the contribution of the Gialloblù centre-back Cortesia, who showed good continuity after his experience in Week 1 of VNL, scoring 6 points in the decisive match against the Tunisian team. The final ranking was: Italy first with 9 points, followed by Tunisia (4), Holland (3) and Japan (2).
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