Rome, 16 July (LaPresse) – Alessandro Campagna's Settebello beats South Africa 28-4, wins the preliminary round and goes straight to the quarter-finals, where on Sunday 20 July at 10:00 a.m. it will face the winner of the eighth between Brazil, second in Group C, and the third in Group D (Friday 18 July at 1:30 p.m.).After a convincing opening match against Romania and an electrifying performance against Olympic champions Serbia, they easily defeated Grant Mackenzie's team and ended the first phase with sixty-two goals scored and twenty-five conceded, including the penalty shots in the match against Serbia. Francesco Di Fulvio was not included in the 14-man squad (rested by the coach), with Nicholas Presciutti taking over the captain's armband and Tommaso Baggi Necchi starting in goal. “Ciccio” Francesco Lorenzo Cassia, with his four goals and enthusiasm, was named player of the match.
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