Among the women, the strong cast of Italy, current champion of the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) after beating Japan in the final this year, beat the Dominican Republic 3-1 with partial scores of 25-19, 24-26, 25-21, 25-18.
The Caribbean team could not withstand the onslaught of the bronze medalists in the last world championship of the discipline and succumbed in one hour and 39 minutes, in a duel corresponding to group C of the competition.
In Group B, Poland also beat Japan 3-1 (20-25, 25-22, 25-23, 28-26) in a clash in which the Europeans handled the end of each set better, especially the third and fourth.
Men, for their part, experienced a true clash of titans in Group A between the defending champion of Tokyo 2020, France, and a very combative Serbian team.
Also golden in the 2024 VNL, the French after falling in the first set 23-25 recovered with a double 25-17 in the following; but, they succumbed 21-25 in the fourth to leave the table set for the tie break.
An overwhelming 15-6 removed any possibility of surprise for the locals, not without shocks typical of the excellent game played by the Serbians.
With the men’s match between Slovenia and Canada, won 3-1 by the Europeans, the Sunday action of the so-called sport of the high net came to a close.
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