Italy 🇮🇹 vs. USA 🇺🇸 - Highlights | Men's VNL 2026

Italy in blue serving the USA in white and darker blue receiving for this quarterfinal match of the Men's Volleyball Nations League finals here in Ningbo, China. Better ball this time. That's nice, that's a party! Taking that one to Spiketown. Aramati, the young modernese, finds his first impact in the game. Navier goes again. Nothing to separate the teams at the moment apart from that swing from Matt Anderson. That's an ace serve. What is happening with Italy's passing group here? That's three aces now for the USA. That's a good ball, that's a good save, that's a great save and a super swing. Showing that he's not just a middle, he is a volleyball player. The first time there has been a solution for Yuri Romanov. Taking no chances. Good up from Shoji. Oh yes, that's a great improvisation from Ginelli. Now Maddie's got to get back. The middle's a bit open. Good up Belasso. What a rally. Better chance now for Italy. Four players already. Romanov, one of them and he's too hot for Anderson to handle. Romanov finishes off the point but the recycle from Bartolo is phenomenal. To go flat hand and find the block and get that ball to pop off. Just enough to get the cover played. Interesting technique. Any means necessary. Nice, he's defending that one and then attacking it. Finding the line so well. Lavia with the serve. Good ball from Champlin. Haynes back to business after getting ruthlessly blocked on his last swing. Nice, serving pressure's good. The USA are reacting pretty well to it and that is a super swing from Jake Haynes on what looks to be very little line to go after. Jake Haynes does have a really good turn down the line. Oh that's lovely. A good serve but well passed. One foot. Yahoo! It's brilliant from Haynes. That's in. It's an ace serve. That is wonderful for the USA. 23-20. They're in a great position now. One side out required. One point for the USA and they will get Ethan Champlin at the bit to have that swing and it is the USA who take the first set. 25-22. Set two underway. Christensen serving for the USA who lead Italy by one set to nothing. Oh it's another break point start for the USA but this time from Block. The pass from Lavia. That's a great touch from Champlin. Oh Lavia, he was hiding by the post and then went surprise. McHenry. Oh he's done it again. One-one-tastic. What a shot down for Jake Haynes. Luca Porro into the game. A different Italian hitter. Same results. Oh he's done it again. Haynes, he is just delivering so many different serves from the same position. As opposed to having to win a point from your service to win a match or a set. That's another quality serve. Somehow it didn't catch the antenna. It was moving. It doesn't matter. USA just carry on playing. He's proven to be the one they need through the outside. Oh he's got another ace. That has squished to the line and there is no challenge. That's a great ball in from Shoji and that looked like it was going to Anderson. Everybody was edging that way but oh no. Haynes. Well he's almost got us up to 57 different varieties of serve coming from him at the moment. That's going to stay in play but not for much longer. USA take the point again. That was a flat serve into that caught catching the net. That's a touch from Avril. He might get it again. Of course he'll get it again because Christensen was setting. The touch was good because it created enough time for Taylor to get off the net and get back No recognised setter on court. So part of what Lucas Labo would have been chatting about was who's going to take the second ball if it's not Shoji. All of which is moot because Romano gets the point. Has been the shining light for Italy so far. Great block nonetheless. A three-point lead. Could be only a two-point lead. Oh no. Not in the same wavelength Italy and it's cost them. Robinson's in and he might get a swing and play continues. Now that's been touched by Giannelli. He's back row. So it's set point for the USA. So no need to create any kind of challenge. Well Italy are calling a video challenge. Oh right. So the challenge is for reaching beyond the net against the USA. Jeff. Come on. Oh that's a great serve from Bartolo. Well it's never over till it's over. It's a tough one. Well passed by Champlin. Oh McHenry. Did he pinch it off Champlin? Who cares for the USA. They've got the point they need. They have the set they were looking for. A leading by two sets to nothing. Haynes. Very good swing from him and the first point for the USA. Nice speed up from Micah Christensen this time. He's a little faster to Haynes. Champlin. It's not a bad ball in. That's very well. Clever, clever work. Great serve. Oh what a hit. That is just fantastic. I'd say we're able to sustain their level because of plays like that from the USA. That is it. And really good from Karajan. It's done. Move on. Next one. Oh that's good work. Avril. Getting away. Good pass from Poro. Good pass. Good touch. Well played Haynes. That's a little tight. Play continues. Oh good up by Janelli. Romano. Just a recycle. And then Bartolo delivers. Lighting up the arena. Oh that's a serve. Good touch. Romano can't get a full swing. Haynes can and he delivers again with that lovely one foot yahoo of his in those rotations. Oh Robinson knew it was coming. He still couldn't stop it. Well played Janelli. Champlin. Oh yes trouble. Anderson thought about it. Instead he lets Jeff Gendry get his first point of the match. Gendry does get to have a serve. Touch. It's still in is it? Just. Swing chance. Bartolo. Oh yes. Goodness me. He's got it off of the block. Pass. Great set. Champlin delivers and the USA have booked their place in the semi-finals. A superior display from him.