Foil impresses at Olympic debut

After convincing performances against Russia and Turkey, Davide Mazzanti's team met Argentina, who had not won a single set in the tournament so far. Nevertheless, the Italian coach did not allow himself to experiment and sent his regular players onto the field at the beginning. As the game continued, however, the players who were previously in the second row also came into play - especially Raphaela Folie. This plan worked brilliantly, Italy made short work of the 25:21, 25:16, 25:15 success.

At the beginning, the big favorites still had a lot of trouble. Many inaccuracies in the final deprived Italy of their reward and led to Argentina even being in the lead by three points at one point. But this didn't upset Paola Egonu & Co.: Led by the outstanding middle blocker Sarah Fahr, the Azzurre quickly made up for the deficit and ultimately won the first set with a score of 25:21. Foil came, saw and scored Winning the starting set gave the Italians confidence, so that the expected game developed: Argentina was increasingly in greater trouble - also because Italy was now playing outstandingly in the block. The comfortable lead prompted Mazzanti to send Fahr off the field and foil onto the field in the middle of the second set. And the Missian immediately showed that she was in no way inferior to her teammates. With a block, the 30-year-old ended a one-sided second set, which the Azzurre dominated 25:16.

It continued in the same vein: Folie scored at will and was therefore recommended for further appearances. Meanwhile, there was nothing to shake the outcome of the game. The class difference between the two teams was too great. Italy retained the upper hand in the final set with 25:15 and was able to save important energy for the next match against China, which takes place on Saturday at 14.45:XNUMX p.m. (CEST).

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Foil impresses at Olympic debut

Despite a stuttering start, the Italian national volleyball team didn't give harmless Argentines the slightest chance at the Olympic Games in Tokyo on Thursday.

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