2023-06-24 14:22:53
The Argentine men’s volleyball team lost 3-2 to Japan, the leader and only undefeated player in the Volleyball Nations League (VNL), at the end of the second stage in Orléans, France.
The Japanese prevailed with partial scores of 25-18, 25-22, 31-33, 22-25 and 15-12 in a great game that had Ran Takahashi (28 points) and Kento Miyaura (26) as top scorers. The Argentine scorer was Luciano Palonsky, with 19, while Luciano Vicentín contributed 14.
The team led by Marcelo Méndez, bronze at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and with a replacement squad (without Luciano De Cecco, Ezequiel Palacios or Facundo Conte) at this stage of the League, left good feelings despite the defeat. Japan is the team that is showing the best volleyball at the beginning of this season.
So far in the VNL, the Argentines beat Italy 3-0 (world champion), lost 2-3 once morest Brazil, beat Canada 3-1 and the Netherlands 3-2, all in Ottawa; they lost 1-3 to Slovenia, defeated France (Olympic champion) 3-1 and Bulgaria 3-0, and today closed with a 3-2 loss to Japan in Orléans.
In the third and final stage, in Anaheim, United States, in early July, the national team will face Serbia, Germany, the host, and Iran.
It might not be for Argentina! Ishikawa was lethal and converted the match point for Japan to beat Méndez’s men, following a hard battle in the tie break. 8 wins in a row for the Japanese!
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The eight best teams from the three stages will qualify for the finals in Gdansk, Poland.
-Positions: Japan 22 points; United States 21; Slovenia 18; Argentina 16; Italy 15; Brazil 13; The Netherlands and Poland (already qualified for the finals for hosting) 11; Serbia 9: Iran 7; Canada and Bulgaria 5; Germany 4; France and Cuba 3; Chinese 2.
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