Italy vs Brazil Prediction: the Italians Might Not Be Young But Experience Is a Key

Prediction for the Summer Olympic Games volleyball match between Italy vs Brazil, which will take place on July 27th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Italians may be the youngest team in the tournament, but their key players have already won European titles in 2021 and World Championships in 2022. As one might expect, Gianelli and his teammates are seen as one of the main contenders to win the tournament. Italian teams, even the toughest ones, have been unlucky at the Olympics. Italy beat Brazil 3-2 in the first week of the Nations League this season. De Giorgi's team made 20 mistakes during the five games, scoring 9 points to Brazil's 1 in serve aces.

The Brazilians have started a generational change, but it's not yet finished. Wallace left the team, but Lucas and Bruno stayed on. They're both 38 y.o. and Bruno missed almost the entire Nations League because of an injury. It's tough to gauge how he's currently doing from the friendly matches. Brazil will likely play Leal in zone four, who will turn 36 shortly after the Olympics. At that age, it's tough to be consistent. But the former Cuban player wasn't consistent at 26, either. Overall, the results and the games have been pretty disappointing recently, but there's still plenty the Brazilians can do. For instance, they outscored Italy in blocks 13 to 9 in May. On top of that, they only made 16 mistakes on serve in five sets. Oh, and the Brazilians did push-ups on serve throughout the group tournament in Tokyo.

The Italian team is the favorite, as the bookies have it. But we've already said that the Olympics aren't the Italians' forte. Even the best team of the 20th century couldn't win gold, and the new generation of Italian stars fell short in Tokyo. We think the Italians will have a tough time with Brazil.