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07 September 2019No rematch with Serbia after the knockout in last year's world final. In the Ankara semifinals of the Eurovolley, Mazzanti's girls give 3-1 to the opponents with partial 25-22 25-21 21-25 25-20. On Sunday the Italians will contend for the bronze to the loser of the second semi-final Poland-Turkey.The first two sets are almost photocopies: in the first half, Italy is ahead 7-3, 13-9, then Serbia draws on 15-15, the Italians lose enamel, errors to no end and set lost 22-25 in 24 '; in the second Italy is ahead 9-6, then, as if by magic, here is the Serbian levy. Here, however, Italy has a beautiful reaction, illusory: from 13-17 to 18-17 for Egonu and companions. But it's a flash in the pan. Serbia shines in decisive moments and another set in the farmhouse, 21-25 in 25 '.
In the third different trend: Serbia immediately ahead 2-4, 5-8, but Italy reacts very well. The Egonu takes the measures well, blue ahead 15-13, 22-18 and reopen the dispute by closing 25-21 in 25 '. Serbia tries to escape in the fourth set (3-6), Italy goes under (9-9). Balkans still ahead (10-15, 14-20), the Italians feel the desperate comeback (18-20), then the final yield 20-25 in 28 '. In the end these are the best scores: Egonu 26 points, but too many, too many errors; on the other side Boskovic, more concrete, 22.