Derby d’Italia the standout tie, as round of 16 gets underway

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Rio de Janeiro, August 11, 2016 – Italian loyalties will be split on the first day of the round 16 when the country’s two sides clash at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games in the Copacabana Beach Arena on Friday. 

Alex Ranghieri and Adrian Carambula went through as group winners, ahead of number one seeds Alison Cerutti and Bruno Schmidt. In contrast their compatriots Daniele Lupo and Paolo Nicola finished third in their group and had to negotiate their way through the lucky loser round, where they defeated Poland’s multi-age group champions Bartosz Losiak and Piotr Kantor. 

They have previously met three times in the past with Ranghieri and …

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