Mexico men's beach volleyball team defeats Italy

Mexicans Lombardo Ontiveros and Juan Virgen won against Daniele Lupo and Paolo Nicolai from Italy in the Beach Volleyball competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

The Mexican duo posted a 2-1 (14-21, 21-14, 15-11) win over Lupo and Nicolai, in Group C.

Ontiveros and Virgen will face the U.S. team next Tuesday and Tunisia on Thursday, in search of a ticket to the second round.