Volleyball - Brazil's men beat Italy to win third gold

2016 Rio Olympics - Volleyball - Men's Gold Medal Match Italy v Brazil - Maracanazinho - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 21/08/2016. Filippo Lanza (ITA) of Italy and Bruno (BRA) of Brazil in action. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's men's volleyball team defeated Italy in straight sets on Sunday to win their third gold medal in the sport.

The Brazilians had lost to the Italians in a preliminary match but won the final 25-22 28-26 26-24, handing Italy its third silver medal. Brazil won gold in 2004 when it beat Italy in Athens.

(Reporting by Anthony Boadle; Editing by Meredith Mazzilli)