Overview

• Manuel Alfieri and Alex Ranghieri defeated Germany’s Prfetzschner/Winter 2-0 (21-17, 22-20) in straight sets to start their main draw campaign.
• Enrico Rossi and Marco Viscovich were beaten 2-0 (21-19, 21-16) by Brazil’s Vinicius/Heitor in their first pool match.
• Samuele Cottafava and Gianluca Dal Corso lost 2-0 (21-19, 21-17) to Israel’s Elazar/Cuzmiciov in the main-draw opener.
• All three Italian men’s pairs face decisive pool matches on August 8 to determine which teams advance to the Round of 16.
• Progress at this fifth Challenge event carries valuable FIVB ranking points and bolsters Olympic qualification hopes.