Italy's women's volleyball team enters the Paris Olympics through the back door, but does so in style. Driven by the Paola Egonu-Alessia Orro duo, the Italian team has, in fact, won the Nations League, beating Japan 3-1 in the final in Bangkok, but above all obtaining qualification for the Paris games. Alessia Orro, once again, expressed herself at very high levels, also winning the title of ''best setter''.

For the athlete from Narbolia, a true rebirth with the national team shirt after the controversies that had characterized the final phase of coach Mazzanti's management. «I am very happy with this success - said the Sardinian volleyball player - it means that we are giving continuity to the excellent period spent in training; this pace in the race - added Alessia Orro - is confirmation of our work. We hope - he concluded - to continue working like this, because the Olympics await us."
The Egonu-Orro pairing was the winning weapon and was relaunched by the new coach, Julio Velasco. And now on with the games, hoping to still have to celebrate and not be forced to explain, just as the saying of the ''wise old man'' Velasco goes.