Overview
- The United States beat Italy 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-21) at the Beilun Sports and Arts Centre in Ningbo to end Italy’s run in the Volleyball Nations League.
- American serving under sustained pressure disrupted Italy’s reception throughout the match and was cited as a decisive factor in the straight-sets win.
- Italy entered the quarterfinals as the reigning world champions after finishing fourth in the VNL preliminary phase but could not reproduce earlier form from the intercontinental weeks.
- Coach Fefè De Giorgi started Giannelli–Romanò in the diagonal with Lavia and Bottolo on the wings while Karch Kiraly fielded a balanced U.S. line-up that executed well in all fundamentals.
- The United States now advances to the Final Eight and will face Japan in the semifinal, while the match was available to fans only via live streaming on DAZN and VTBV.