Santarelli thinks the national team, which beat Germany and reached the semi-finals, is strong enough to beat any opponent.

Head coach Daniele Santarelli of the National Women's Volleyball Team, which beat Germany 3-1 in the quarter-finals of the Trendyol 2026 CEV European Championship and advanced to the semi-finals, said that they will beat every team if they show their best performance.

After the match at Sinan Erdem Sports Hall, the Italian coach answered the questions of the press members.

Stating that the quarter-final matches could cause problems for the teams, Santarelli said, "We felt a little pressure. Either you lose or you will continue to have a medal chance, you will continue to play for the medal. Today, frankly, the last set changed our perspective on the match a little bit, I think we got a little nervous in the last set. In the sets before that, we won in a higher and different way. We kept Germany to 18 points in the first two sets we won. They put us in a difficult situation, they played a good match. But in the last set, as I said, we got a little nervous, in general. It was a good match overall." he said.

When asked about the Serbia match in the semi-finals, the 45-year-old head coach said, "I think all four teams came here deservedly. We have great respect for every team, and we also have great respect for Serbia. Italy is one of the best teams in the world right now because they won everything. Poland beat us. Serbia is also a very complete team now. I think there is no deficiency in their team. They will come here too, but I think we have a very high chance against every opponent. "If we continue to play our best volleyball, if the fans continue to support us, we can beat anyone." made his assessment.