Volleyball: Women's Club World Cup, Milan finishes third, Egonu top scorer in final

Milan, Dec 22 (LaPresse) – Numia Vero Volley Milan closed its first participation in the World Club Championships with a prestigious third place, winning the bronze medal in the event. To put the word ‘end’ to the participation of the girls of coach Lavarini in the competition was the ‘final’ against the Brazilians of Dentil Praia Clube, closed with a net 3-0 (25-23; 25-16; 25-13).In the first set, the Brazilians started better, rising up to 3-8 before the reaction of Milan to bring the score back to a tie at 8. Numia went to 17-14, and then kept their lead until 25-23. The second fraction, on the other hand, opened in full control by Vero Volley (5-2, 9-3), with only one empty passage for Milan (13-12), which closed in progression: 20-14 and 25-16. The third set was a monologue for Lavarini's team, which in 19 minutes closed the file: 4-0, 12-3, 20-9 and 25-13. Egonu, top-scorer of the match, closed with 20 points, followed by Kurtagic with 11 and Danesi with 10.