Overview
- At Quebec City’s Centre Videotron, Italy defeated Argentina 3-1 in the Volleyball Nations League pool finale with set scores of 25-23, 17-25, 37-35 and 25-21.
- Luca Porro led the Azzurri with 21 points and spearheaded a 42-minute third set that swung the match in Italy’s favor.
- Coach Ferdinando De Giorgi’s mid-match substitutions, including Kamil Rychlicki for Yuri Romanò and Mattia Pace for Gabriele Laurenzano, proved decisive.
- Italy’s first-week record also included victories over Bulgaria and Germany alongside a lone loss to France.
- For the Chicago leg from June 25 to 30, five new players—among them Fabio Balaso and Alessandro Michieletto—will join the roster.