Italy affects Turkey and is champion of the women’s world 2025

Italy affects Turkey and is champion of the women’s world 2025

Italy continues to expand its domain. The team led by the coach Julio Velasco defeated the Turkey of 3 sets out of 2 participation of 25-23, 13-25, 26-24, 19-25 and 15-8 on Sunday morning (7/9) in Bangkok, in Thailand, and won the title of the women’s volleyball championship for the second time in the champion of history-Was in 2002.




This was the 35th consecutive victory in Italy. The team has not lost since June 2024, when it was defeated by Brazil by the VNL qualification phase of that year. In the bronze dispute, at the opening of today’s round, the Brazilian team defeated Japan and won the bronze medal.

Current twice VNL sample and Olympic champion in Paris-2024, Italy leads the world ranking with a break, followed by Brazil and Türkiye, who have risen to third place. Julio Velasco, three times champion with the Italian national team team in the 90s, became the first coach in the history of volleyball to become world champion in both women and men.

  • Women’s Volleyball World Championship – Podium
  • Gold: Türkiye
  • Silver: Italy
  • Bronze: Brazil

The main punctants of Italy x Türkiye in the final of the women’s volleyball championship

  • Italy

    Egonu 22 points

    Sylla 19

    Anthopova 14

    Danesi 7

    Nervs 6

    Fahr 2

  • Türkiye

    Vargas 33 points

    Erdem 19

    Aydin 10

    Karakurt 12

    Genes 9

How was the game

Turkey commanded the first set from the beginning, even won from 22 to 20, but took the final stretch, after the Italian Anthropova went to the game and was fundamental at the turn. Guided by Vargas, Turkey has ignored the presence of Italy and won the second part of 25-13, aggressive in the booty and very lucid in marking the Italian attack. Only Anthropova could turn blue, who suffered from very irregular tips.

The third set was balanced. Italy had two set points, but Vargas, decisive, designed the partial 24-24 with two great withdrawals. Below was the moment when Egonu was decisive with a counterattack and a ace, to close the game from 26 to 24 and put Italy again in front of the game.

The decision goes to tie-break

Julio Velasco started the fourth set with Giovannini instead of nerves, but the Italian attack had difficulty marking. Unlike Turkey, commanded by Eda Erdem and Vargas in defining the comedies. Turkey has returned aggressive in the retreat and managed to mark the ends of the Italian team, drawing the game again and making the decision on the tie. In the fifth set, Italy raised the wall to close the game with a 15-8.

ITALY: Orro, Egonu, Danesi, Fahr, Sylla, Nervini and Monica De Gennaro (Libero). They entered: Fersino, Anthopova, Cambi and Giovannini. Technical: Julio Velasco.

Türkiye: Ozbay, vacant places, Eda Erdem, Genes, Karakur, Aydin and Oge (Libero). They entered: Baladin, Sahin. Technical: Danielle Santareli.

Source: Terra

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