Brazil, Italy to vie for Women's VNL title

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A view of the 2022 Women's Volleyball Nations League semifinal match between Brazil and Serbia in Ankara, Türkiye, July 16, 2022. /CFP

Brazil overturned Serbia 3-1 while Italy swept hosts Türkiye 3-0 on Saturday to set up the 2022 Women's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) final.

Team Brazil, silver medalists of the previous two editions, were overwhelmed in the first set but finally celebrated a 3-1 (14-25, 25-18, 26-24, 25-19) victory over reigning world champions Serbia.

Brazilian Kisy Nascimento scored a game-high 19 points, followed by Serbian captain Ana Bjelica with 17.

Italy later took three straight sets from Türkiye 25-18, 28-26, 25-22 to enter the final.

Italian star Paola Egonu showed her scoring prowess contributing a match-high 26 points, including three kill blocks and an awesome ace. Ebrar Karakurt was Türkiye's best scorer with 14 points.

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