Sep 9, 2018
Volleyball World Champ, Italy beat Japan 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-23) in opening match.
The first match in world cup take place between Italy, one of Host Country, and japan.
Ivan Zaytsev led Italy's well-distributed scoring with 13 points. Osmany Juantorena and Issel Otake scores 11 points both. Solid performance also for libero Massimo Colaci and setter Simone Giannelli. The hosts were vastly superior to Japan on the net, dominating attacking (63% to 45%) and blocking (nine stuffs to one). •The opening match in Rome was played in the presence of the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella.