The second semi-final of the Volleyball League of Nations will be held on July 23. The Italian national team will meet with the French team. How will the upcoming game end?
Italy
The Italian national team showed the best result at the preliminary stage of the tournament, winning 10 victories and suffering two defeats. She scored the same number of points with the Poles, but was ahead in additional indicators. At the same time, the Italians lost only nine sets, and this is the best result in the regular season. Squadra Azzurra completed the first part of the tournament with six consecutive victories. In the quarterfinals, the Italians lost the first set to the Dutch, but after that they won three games in a row.
France
The French national team confidently overcame the quarterfinal barrier, defeating the Japanese team. The fight was only in the first game, which the French took with a score of 26:24, and in the next two the winners formed a more significant advantage. "Tricolor" finished the regular season in fourth place in the table, although they suffered two defeats in the last four meetings.
Statistics and figures:
- France is the favorite of the upcoming match;
- France has three wins in the last five games;
- Italy has won seven in a row in the League of Nations;
- France have won three of their last five matches against Italy;
- The last game with the participation of the teams ended with a 3-1 victory for Italy.
Forecast
We believe that the second semi-final will be quite intense. It is difficult to give preference to someone, so let's assume that the teams will break the total of 185.5 points.
Italy
