Argentina already out of the finals, the second match of the weekend was played in Rosario, with even a grater number of spectators than yesterday.
Italy got the first set by 26-24. None of the teams could lead the score with a great difference. Therefore, the set developed in a point-to-point basis. Scoring skills were high for both teams. The best scorer of the set was Marcos Milinkovic with 6 points.
Argentina got the second set of the match by 32-30 in even a closer set. When the score reached 2-2, Italian player Zlatanov was hurt his ankle as he crashed into Milinkovic, and was later replaced by Casoli (#5). The hurt player was taken to a hospital in order to be treated. Cisolla was replaced and came back when the set was 12-9. The set was even and none of the teams seemed to be able to close the set. Maly's lucky serve puzzled the italian players and defined the set in favor of Argentina. Milinkovic was again the best scorer with 13 points.
The third set belonged to Italy 25-21. Unlike the two previous sets, Italy scorings skills were higer throughout the whole set. Even thougth Argentina shortened the diference at 12-15, that difference was kept up to the end of the set. Both cisolla And Milinkovic were the best scorers with 18 points each.
Italy got the fourth and last set by 25-20. The Italian team went on controlling the game. Argentina could not stop Italy's attacks and was blocked several times. In spite of Vermiglio's yellow card, Italy didn't lose its head and could close the match. The best scorer of the match was Cisolla with 26 points. Milinkovic scored 25 points and was the best scorer of Argentina.
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