ITALY vs SLOVAKIA Highlights Women s Volleyball World Championship 2025

ITALY vs SLOVAKIA | Highlights | Women's Volleyball World Championship 2025. Italy cruise to extend winning streak to 30 matches at World Champs debut. The Olympic and VNL champions swept Slovakia in their opening match in Phuket!

Reigning Olympic champions Italy continue to be unstoppable and extended their impressive winning streak that started over a year ago on Friday, when they played their first match in the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship in Phuket.

The FIVB World Ranking leaders used their experience and higher level of play to pick up their first victory in Pool B, overcoming World Championship first-timers Slovakia 3-0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-17) in their tournament debut.

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Using most of the players that took them to the top of the podium in Paris last year, the Italians had star opposite Paola Egonu as their leading scorer with 15 points (12 kills, two blocks, one ace), followed by 21-year-old outside hitter Stella Nervini, who contributed nine with six kills, two aces and one block.

“The goal today was to play our usual style and to try to win 3-0,” middle blocker and team captain Anna Danesi reacted. “We’re happy that we did it, but I think that some players and I had some nerves with our first match, and I’m sure we can play better than we did today.”