Second exit and second victory for Settebello at the men's water polo European Championships, staged in Split, Croatia.

The Azzurri national team, coached by Sandro Campagna, after the easy success at their debut against Slovakia (21-9), beat Georgia today for 18-8.

These are the partial: 4-1, 5-2, 6-4, 3-1.

For Italy, Alesiani's poker, Di Somma's hat-trick, double goals from Cinnamon, Di Fulvio, Martial and Renzuto and goals from Bruni, Damonte and Fondelli.

The Azzurri coach Sandro Campagna will challenge Montenegro on Friday (at 7pm) in the last match of Group A of this continental review, decisive for the first place in the group and therefore for direct access to the quarter-finals.

Italy, vice-world champion, has won the European Championships three times, in 1947, 1993 and 1995, and has not climbed the continental podium since third place in Budapest 2014.