Italy Reach EuroVolley Quarter-Finals With 3-0 Win Over Bulgaria

Italy’s women’s national volleyball team defeated Bulgaria 3-0 in the EuroVolley round of 16 on September 1, 2026, advancing to the quarter-finals. Italy won 25-18, 25-13 and 25-13, with the match lasting 67 minutes.

Ekaterina Antropova led Italy with 18 points, while Paola Egonu added 14. Italy’s straight-sets victory secured a place in the last eight of the tournament.

Italy will face Sweden in the quarter-finals on September 2 at 19:00 in Brno. The winner will advance to the semi-finals in Istanbul.

Sweden also reached the quarter-finals with a 3-0 victory over the Czech Republic. The research packet states that Isabelle Haak scored 31 points for Sweden in that match.

The meeting in Brno will be the second between Italy and Sweden in the tournament. Italy defeated Sweden 3-0 during the pool stage in Gothenburg.

Quarter-final meeting in Brno

Italy’s result against Bulgaria came through three decisive sets, with the largest winning margins arriving in the second and third: both ended 25-13. Antropova’s 18 points and Egonu’s 14 accounted for 32 of Italy’s points in the match.

Sweden’s route to the last eight also included a three-set victory. The quarter-final pairing brings together two teams that have already met at the tournament, but the available research does not provide further details on the earlier match beyond Italy’s 3-0 win in Gothenburg.