Volleyball Historic Matches: Netherlands vs Italy 1996
VOLLEYBALL AT THE 1996 OLYMPIC GAMES One of the greatest head to head matches in this sport's history. Period. The Netherlands-Italy match that took place at Atlanta City in 1996 was an incredible showcase of the highest level of the sport between the two strongest countries. https://www.gettyimages.ae/detail/news-photo/olympic-games-atlanta-usa-mens-volleyball-an-aerial-view-of-news-photo/79621306 The stakes were incredibly high- it was for Olympic Gold. It went to final 5th round with Netherlands pulling ahead with the 3-2 victory over Italy. Every set was fought to the pinnacle- with each set averaging only 5 points between each other. Netherlands and Italy enjoyed incredible success against the other Olympic teams for Volleyball, with most games ending with only 1 set lost. When both teams arrived in Atlanta for the Olympic Games, Italy were touted as the unanimous favourites amongst analysts. The head to head between Italy and Netherlands in other ...