Today, the opening match of the 33rd European Women’s Volleyball Championship took place in Verona, Italy. Interestingly, the match between Italy and Romania (Group B) took place outdoors in the arena of the ancient amphitheater located in the city center, in the presence of more than 8,000 spectators.
The favorites of the fight, of course, were the hostesses of the site, who are the current champions of the continent. And during the entire meeting, the Italians proved that they are clearly stronger, winning in all three sets.
European Volleyball Championship. Women
Group V. Verona (Italy). August 15
Italy – Romania
3:0 (25:19, 25:19, 25:15)
Tomorrow August 16 in the same group, but already in the city of Monza, there will be two more matches Switzerland – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria – Croatia. And in the capital of Estonia, Tallinn, the national teams of Estonia and France will play in the opening match of group D.
Recall that the Ukrainian national team will play its first match at the European Championship on Friday August 18. In Group A in the Belgian city of Ghent, Ivan Petkov’s wards will meet with the silver medalist of the previous Euro, the Serbian team.
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