Opposite Yuri Romano scored 22 points off 16 attacks, five aces and one block as the world No. Outside hitter Mattia Bottolo contributed 19 points (10 attacks, 2 blocks, 7 aces) and Most Valuable Player Alessandro Michieletto added 11 points (9 attacks, 1 block, 1 ace) for Italy, which stunned world No. 1 Poland, 25-21, 25-22, 25-23, in the semifinals the day before. 9 Bulgaria was paced by outside hitter Aleksander Nikolov, who finished with 23 points (21 attacks, 1 block, 1 ace). Outside hitter Lukas Vasina led Czechia with 19 points (18 attacks, 1 block), followed by opposite Patrik Indra with 11 points, all from attacks.