Brazil, Italy kick off VNL Week 3 at MOA

By The Manila Times

Jul 04, 2023 12:17 am

(UPDATE) WORLD No. 2 Brazil squares off with No. 4 Italy as action in Week 3 of the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) kicks off on Tuesday with no less than First Lady Marie Louise 'Liza' Araneta-Marcos making the ceremonial serve at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

Brazil and Italy take the court at 3 p.m. in a showdown of Olympic finalists with the Brazilians owning a 3-0 record over the Italians. They played in the gold medal matches in Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Rio de Janeiro 2016.

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