Italy, directed by the Argentine technician Julio Velasco, won the Women's Volleyball World Cup this Sunday Played in Thailand, which unites gold won in the Paris Games and in the league of nations this year, after defeating Turkey, which, led by the Cuban player Melissa Vargas, touched the victory, although he finally yielded in the fifth set.
The Italian team adds its second title in a world championship, after the achievement 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 the 'Sultanas', current European champions, forced the tie to two, which focused the game to the fifth manga that fell from the side of the European (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.
The player born in Cuba could not reissue the success achieved in 2023, when Türkiye achieved the European, her first great international title, at the Vargas premiere with the Asian team after her nationalization.
With the title raised in Thailand, Velasco, 73, enlarges his legend as 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 at 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.
