Italy, directed by the Argentine technician Julio Velasco, conquered this Sunday the Women's Volleyball World Cup played in Thailand, which It joins the gold won in the Paris Games and in the League of Nations this year. The Italian team defeated Turkey, who gave in the fifth set.
The Italian team adds its second title in a world championship, After the achieved in 2002, and extends its domain in the international stage by linking 36 victories in a row.
In the final played in Bangkok, The Italians advanced twice, but Türkiye, current European champion, forced the tie to two, What focused the game to the fifth manga that fell from the European side (25-23, 13-25, 26-24, 19-25 and 15-8).
Vargas, 25 years old and MVP of this year's League of Nations, was the most outstanding player of the final with 33 points won, of them, 28 auctions, a block and four direct serves. In the Italians, the opposite Paola Egonu stood out, with 22 points won.
With the title raised in Thailand, Velasco, 73, enlarges his legend as a coach, After he achieved with the selection of Male Italy two world championships (1990 and 1994), three Europeans (1989, 1993 and 1995), five world leagues and a silver medal in Atlanta 1996. Velasco also directed Argentina, with which he obtained gold in the 2015 Pan American Games.
The World Cup podium was completed by Brazil, which beat Japan 3-2 (25-12, 25-17, 19-25, 27-29 and 18-16) in the match for the third and fourth place.
