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Juantorena contributes 20 points to Italian victory
- Updated: August 9, 2016
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 9, 2016 – Italy outdueled USA in a well fought match 3-1 (28-26, 20-25, 25-23, 25-23) in Pool A of the men’s volleyball tournament at Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Tuesday.
It was the second victory for Italy in as many outings while USA was pushed against the ropes in the difficult group with their second defeat.
Osmany Juantorena registered 20 points, for the Italian squad, followed by Ivan Zaytsev and Filippo Lanza who finished with 15 and 11 points, respectively.
USA’s Aaron Russell had a match-high 22 points to lead four American players in double figures. Matt Anderson scored 14, while …
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