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Italy advance to semifinals with 3-0 blitz over Iran
- Updated: August 17, 2016
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 17, 2016 – Italy gained their seventh entry to the Olympic semifinals, following their 3-0 (31-29, 25-19, 25-17) victory over Iran in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games men’s volleyball quarterfinals at Maracanazinho on Wednesday.
The Italians have been in the Olympic semifinals for six times and have won a total of five medals, including two silver medals and three bronze medals.
Three Italian players scored in double-figures, led by Ivan Zaytsev, who tallied 18 points. Osmany Juantorena and Filippo Lanza contributed 16 and 11 points, respectively.
The Iranian hitters were held to score in single digits. Shahram Mahmoudi led Iran with eight markers, then Adel Gholami and Mojtaba Mirzajanpour had seven points each.
Italy and Iran fought hard to the end of the opening set, enduring successive deadlocks and lead …
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