Portugal won the gold medal at the Mediterranean Games with a 4-0 thrashing against the Italian team. The Portuguese team delivered a dominant performance throughout the final, securing the competition title.
Player Maria Rita Oliveira, from Viana, was one of the standout performers of the match, scoring two goals, achieving the so-called "brace." The athlete opened the scoring at six minutes and found the net again at 26 minutes, contributing decisively to the Portuguese victory.
Matilde Matos completed the trio of first-half goals by scoring at 15 minutes, giving the Portuguese team a greater advantage before halftime. In the second half, Raquel Vitorino sealed the rout at 64 minutes, sealing an emphatic result for Portugal.
With this result, Portugal celebrated an important title at the Mediterranean Games, demonstrating the strength of Portuguese women's handball by clearly overcoming the Italian team in the competition final.
