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RIO 2016 M: Another sweep in quarterfinals – Zaytsev & Juantorena down Iran

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Italy showed once again they came to the 2016 Rio Olympics with only one goal – to win the gold medal. „Azzurri“ outclassed Iran 3-0 (31-29, 25-19, 25-17) in the quarterfinals.


ITA vs. IRI

ITA vs. IRI

 

Italy had trouble with Asian side only in the first set while they established domination in the other two and thus, materialized almost perfect 4-1 score in the pool stage.

„Azzurri“ were unstoppable in the attack (46-31) while they were also better, although slightly, in serving (3-0) and blocking (6-5). Ivan Zaytsev with 15 and Osmany Juantorena with 14 points were a driving force of Italy. In Iran, Shahram Mahmoudi had eight points.

Italy will face USA in the semifinals, on August 19 at 18:00 CET.

Final Round / Quarterfinals /

Game Date/Time Teams Set Result per set Stats Videos
Quarterfinal 1 17. 08. 2016 10:00 Canada VS Russia 0:3 15:25; 20:25; 18:25    
Quarterfinal 2 17. 08. 2016 14:00 USA VS Poland 3:0 25:23; 25:22; 25:20    
Quarterfinal 3 17. 08. 2016 18:00 Italy VS Iran 3:0 31:29; 25:19; 25:17    
Quarterfinal 4 17. 08. 2016 22:15 Brazil VS Argentina 0:0      

 

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