In the final match of the men's European Volleyball Championship, the volleyball players of the national teams of Slovenia and Italy will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this fight? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this meeting.
Slovenia
The Slovenian team in the semifinals fought with Poland, where it was a clear outsider of the match. In the first set, Slovenia lost to the opponent with a score of 17: 25, and it seemed that the Poles would surely squeeze the opponent, but in the second game, the "tricolor" were able to turn the tide of the duel and won the game – 32:30. This result contributed to the victory in the third set with a score of 25: 16. In the fourth game, the Slovenes lost to their opponent by three goals, but again caught up with the Poles and were able to win the game in an incredible struggle (37: 35), and with it the match. After the playoff victories over the Czech Republic and Croatia, the game against the Poles and the victory over them make the Slovenian national team almost the champion of Europe, because there is only one step left to the coveted trophy.
Italy
However, this step can be prevented by the Italian team, which without a hitch, without a hitch, swept through the entire tournament, where it did not suffer a single defeat. The Italians were able to take the first place in their group, after which they defeated Latvia and Germany with a crushing score of 3 in the playoffs:0. In the semifinals, Italy fell to Serbia and led with a score of 2: 0. "Squadra azzurra" lost to her opponent in the third game (23: 25), but in the fourth set she was able to take the situation into her own hands and brought the matter to victory (3: 1). We are waiting for a wonderful final, which is unlikely to end in three sets.
Statistics and figures:
- Italy is a small favorite of the meeting;
- Slovenia lost 2 matches in the tournament;
- The Italian national team has not lost a single match at the European Championship;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the opponents ended with a score of 3:0 in favor of Italy.
Forecast
In the match at the group stage, the Italian national team proved to everyone that at the moment it is simply stronger than Slovenia, defeating the opponent in three sets. Most likely, the Slovenes will not be able to get a rematch, since all their forces remained in the semifinals, in the game with the Poles, while the same Italians did not really strain themselves with Serbia and visually easily outplayed it.
Slovenia
