Italy sweep Bulgaria to reach European Championship quarterfinals
Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Italy defeated Bulgaria 3-0 in the last 16 of the 2026 CEV Women’s European Volleyball Championship.
- Italy won the sets 25-18, 25-13 and 25-13 in Brno, Czechia.
- Italy will face the winner of the Czechia-Sweden match on Wednesday, September 2.
Italy moved into the quarterfinals of the 2026 CEV Women’s European Volleyball Championship with a straight-sets victory over Bulgaria.
Playing at the Brno Exhibition Centre in Czechia, Italy won 25-18, 25-13 and 25-13. The result sent the Italian team through from the last-16 round without dropping a set.
Italy’s quarterfinal opponent will be the winner of the Czechia-Sweden match, scheduled for Wednesday, September 2.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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