Italy had to flex their muscles against uninhibited Portuguese players, who pushed them to a decisive third match before finally “laying down their arms”. The Italian selection takes first place in Group C, just before the start of the final phase of these Worlds padel 2022.

It all happened in the first game!

If there's one thing the two sides agree about this game, it's that hostilities had been launched in the most beautiful way.

Indeed, the first match which opposed Giorgia Marchetti & Chiara Pappacena (Italy) to Sofia Araujo & Helena Machado (Portugal) will have kept all its promises. After a great fight in 3 sets, it was finally the Italians who had the last word in this part.

Final score: Victory Marchetti/Pappacena 3-6 6-3 7-5

Portugal had nevertheless revived

The second match was a match point for Italy, but the Portuguese hoped to stay alive in this opposition.

And it was the Portuguese pair (composed of Katia Rodrigues and Ana Catarina Nogueira) who, with an iron fist, won the victory against Roberta Vinci (the ex-tenniswoman) and Giula Sussarello in two sets.

Final score: Victory Rodrigues / Nogueira 6-4 7-6

..But Italy had the last word

We knew it, the third meeting was on paper very to the advantage of the Squadra Azzura. Stung to the quick after this forceps victory in the first game and this defeat in the second, the Italian players insisted on “putting things back in order”. More aggressive, more precise and galvanized by the support of their teammates, Carolina Orsi and Emily Stellato made short work of Catarina Castro and Patricia Ribeiro and finally killed all suspense and offered the final victory to the 'Italy.

Final score: Victory Orsi / Stellato 6-2 6-1

Italy therefore finished first in their pool and will face Germany in the next round. The Portuguese, they will be condemned to the exploit against Spain.

Nasser Hoverini

Passionate about football, I discovered the padel in 2019. Since then, it's been crazy love with this sport to the point of abandoning my favorite sport.

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