Overview

• Italy extended its official competition unbeaten streak to 26 matches, matching the record set in 2007–08.
• The Azzurre swept the intercontinental phase of the 2025 Volleyball Nations League with a 12-0 record.
• Opposite hitter Ekaterina Antropova led the team with 25 points in the 3-0 victory over the Netherlands in Apeldoorn.
• The current streak spans 407 days since a 3-2 loss to Brazil on June 1, 2024, and includes Olympic gold in Paris with only one set dropped.
• As the top seed, Italy will face the United States in the quarter-finals on July 23 at the Atlas Arena in Łódź, Poland.