(ANSA) - Rome, October 16 - The Italian women's volleyball
team will face China in the world championship semi-finals in
Yokohama on Saturday after the Chinese beat the Netherlands 3-1
Tuesday and finished top of their group.
A largely makeshift Italy suffered its first defeat Tuesday
losing 3-1 to Serbia, which like the Azzurre had already
qualified for the Final Four.
Volleyball: Italian women to face China
First defeat for Azzurre, to fellow semi-finalists Serbia