Macau (China). The 2026 VNL Women's National Team ended with a bronze medal. Defeated in the semifinals by Brazil in a tiebreak, coach Julio Velasco's Italian team promptly bounced back by defeating host China 3-1 (25-16; 23-25; 25-22; 25-13) at the East Asian Games in Macau. A significant victory for the result and the determined response that followed the first real setback for this exceptional team in the last two years. REPORT – For the final dance of the 2026 VNL, Velasco will use the same starting six that was deployed in Hong Kong and in the matches against the Netherlands and Brazil in…