Fourth consecutive victory for Italian volleyball women, who beat Kenya without suffering, 3-0 (25-15, 25-23, 25-17).
Davide Mazzanti's girls had no problems in overcoming the African team, confirming themselves in command of pool A with full points with 4 successes and 12 points.
Now under with the Netherlands, because on Sunday the European champions will close the first phase of the world championship tournament by playing the big match with the orange hosts: the first place in the group will be up for grabs, from 4 pm.
As for today's game, Mazzanti made the turn over and therefore made several changes in the starting line-up: in Nwakalor for Egonu, Bonifacio for Danesi and Pietrini for Bosetti.
Confirmed Orro on the dribble, Sylla in the band, Chirichella in the center and De Gennaro free.
For Sara Bonifacio it was the debut in the World Championship, as well as for Eleonora Fersino, lined up as a spiker for the lap in reception.
The first set immediately took the path of Italy, while the opponents lost ground (11-7).
Pietrini and teammates held the ball in the game and Kenya, despite some good things, was unable to keep up with the blue pace (16-11).
The subsequent phases confirmed the superiority of the Italian team, good at quickly closing the set (25-15).
In the second set the Kenyans immediately proved more on the ball and Italy struggled to take off (14-13).
Sylla has repeatedly tried to place the decisive run, but the opposite Kiprono has allowed her teammates to stay in contact (22-19).
In the final, the Africans also found parity (23-23), but the one-two of Sylvia Nwakalor (25-23), 23-year-old opposite originally from Lecco, thought about fixing things.
The third fraction saw the two teams remain in balance until (13-12), then Mazzanti's girls managed to stretch (16-12).
Once ahead, Sylla and her companions no longer slowed down and the blue took home their fourth consecutive world championship win with a score of 25-17 in the set.