Italy vs Turkey | Highlights | Final Round Pool A | Women’s VNL 2019

Nanjing, China, July 4, 2019 – Last year’s FIVB Volleyball Nations League runners-up Turkey are on their way to the final four in Nanjing, following a straight-set (25-21, 25-15, 25-21) win over FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championships silver medallists Italy on Thursday. The Turkish team got redemption from their five-set loss to Italy in the preliminary round on June 19. In their latest encounter, Ebrar Karakurt nicked 17 points from 15 attacks and two blocks, then Kubra Caliskan helped out on defence with four blocks. Paola Egonu only had 12 points for Italy. Turkey led on all fronts with 38 attacks, 12 blocks and five aces to overwhelm their rivals. The two wins guaranteed their spot in semifinals, leaving Italy and China to fight for the available spot on Friday. Italy-Turkey Match Centre Pre-match stats: Italy - Turkey (July 4, 2019) Head-to-Head • Italy and Turkey will meet for the 14th time at world level major competitions. Italy won 11 of the previous 13th encounters (W11-L2). • Italy have