Piano is going for gold on Sunday. Piano said shortly afterward, still overjoyed by the team's triumph against the U.S. in an instant Olympic classic. For Italy, it has taken commitments from every player to make the goal for gold a reality " like the spirit and determined pursuit of Piano. "We tried to create from the work up this last year such a family ambience on the national team," Zaytsev said. So, Matteo Piano, he's a part of this family and his desire to be part of this family is really, really huge."

Source: New Zealand Herald August 20, 2016 17:26 UTC