Iran Loses to Italy Volleyball Team: Friendly
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran lost to reigning world champion Italy in straight sets (25-22, 25-23, 25-19) in its preparations for the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2025 on Saturday.
In the match, held in Padova, Italian outside hitter Luca Porro was the match MVP and scored a team-high 15 points – opposite Kamil Rychlicki added 13 and outside hitter Mattia Bottolo, 11.
On the Iranian side, outside hitter Poriya Hossein Khanzadeh was the most productive, with nine points.
Following the preparation matches, Italy will head to Quebec to start their VNL campaign from June 11-15 – host Canada, Bulgaria, Argentina, France and Germany are the other teams in the pool. Iran will be in Rio de Janeiro, alongside host Brazil, the US, Ukraine, Slovenia and Cuba.
