Overview

• Italy beat Poland 3-0 with set scores of 25-21, 25-22, 25-23 to secure a place in Sunday’s final in Pasay, Manila.
• Opposite Yuri Romanò led Italy with 15 points and Alessandro Michieletto added 12 as the Azzurri controlled key phases.
• Reserve Francesco Sani delivered a decisive serving run, including an ace to close the second set and crucial pressure late in the third.
• Poland started without Bartosz Kurek due to abdominal problems, with Maciej Sasak taking the opposite role.
• Italy faces Bulgaria on Sunday 28 September at 12:30 CET at the Mall of Asia Arena, after Bulgaria beat the Czech Republic 3-1 to reach its first World final in 55 years under coach Gianlorenzo Blengini.