Setterosa could do nothing in the face of the US superpower, and clearly lost the final 11-4. But it's still a splendid silver, twelve years after the gold in Athens, for coach Conti's girls, who brought Italy back to an Olympic final against all odds. The silver won by Laura Teani, Elisa Queirolo, Roberta Bianconi, Giulia Emmolo, Rosaria Aiello, Federica Radicchi, Arianna Garibotti, Giulia Gorlero, Teresa Frassinetti, Aleksandra Cotti, Francesca Pomeri, Chiara Tabani and Tania Di Mario, is the eleventh for the blue expedition to Rio 2016, and the 25th medal overall.
However, there are already 26 medals virtually, given that even the volleyball players returned to the final 12 years after Athens 2004: they did so after a splendid match against the USA, recovering from 1-2 when everything seemed compromised. The feat of Zaytsev and his companions is worth another guaranteed gold or silver medal, we will only find out on Sunday starting at 19 pm Italian time.
