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LIVE: Türkiye vs. Italy in the CEV European Volleyball Championship final

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

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  • Türkiye faces Italy in the final of the 2026 CEV Women’s European Volleyball Championship.
  • Türkiye leads the live third set 6-2 after winning the second set 25-22, while Italy took the first set 25-16.
  • Türkiye reached the final with seven wins in eight matches, while Italy won all eight of its matches.

Türkiye’s women’s volleyball team is facing Italy in the final of the 2026 CEV European Championship, with the match being followed live.

Türkiye leads the third set 6-2. Italy won the opening set 25-16, but Türkiye responded by taking the second 25-22.

The reigning European champions reached the final after winning four of their five Group A matches in Istanbul. They then defeated Azerbaijan 3-0 in the round of 16, Germany 3-1 in the quarterfinals and Serbia 3-0 in the semifinals. Türkiye has won seven of its eight matches in the tournament.

Italy reached the final unbeaten. It won all five Group D matches in Gothenburg before beating Bulgaria 3-0 in the round of 16, Sweden in the quarterfinals and Poland 3-1 in the semifinals.

Türkiye’s squad is coached by Daniele Santarelli and includes setters Cansu Özbay and Elif Şahin, opposite hitter Melissa Vargas, outside hitters Hande Baladın, Saliha Şahin, İlkin Aydın, Derya Cebecioğlu and Yaprak Erkek, middle blockers Eda Erdem Dündar, Zehra Güneş, Sinead Jack Kısal and Deniz Uyanık, and liberos Gizem Örge and Eylül Akarçeşme Yatgın.

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