The countdown has begun for the Waterpolo Sardinia Cup, scheduled at the Alghero municipal swimming pool from Thursday 4th to Saturday 6th July, which was presented in the Lo Quarter Hall of the Alghero Foundation, by the president of FIN Sardinia Danilo Russu and by the technical commissioner of the Settebello Alessandro Campagna. For the Sardinia Region, the Councilor for Tourism, Crafts and Commerce Franco Cuccureddu and the president of the Health, Social Policies and Sport Commission Carla Fundoni. The president of the Alghero Foundation Neria De Giovanni was the host. Also present was the provincial delegate CONI Sardinia Giuseppe Manca. In the quadrangular tournament, together with Italy, Greece will participate, with whom the Azzurri are in common training for three days, world champion Croatia and Spain, bronze medalist at Doha 2024. In Qatar, the Azzurri won with Greece 11-10 in the quarterfinals, won with Spain 8-6 in the semifinals and lost with Croatia 15-13 after the penalty shootout and after having drawn 11-11 at the end of the match. For Alessandro Campagna’s team, the path of the final part of the World Cup will be repeated. Croatia-Spain, which will open the quadrangular tournament, is also a repeat of the European final of January 16 in Zagreb, won by the Iberians 11-10 for the first time in their history.
THE CALENDAR
Thursday, July 4th
6.45pm Croatia-Spain live on WP Channel
8.45pm Italy-Greece live on RaiSport
Friday 5th July
6.45pm Greece-Croatia live on WP Channel
8.45pm Spain-Italy live on RaiSport
Saturday 6th July
6.45pm Greece-Spain live on WP Channel
8.45pm Croatia-Italy live on RaiSport
THE CALLED
Vincenzo Renzuto Iodice, Jacopo Alesiani, Vincenzo Dolce, Tommaso Gianazza (AN Brescia), Alessandro Velotto (CN Marseille), Francesco Cassia (Ortigia 1928), Luca Marziali (Water Polo Trieste), Lorenzo Bruni, Gianmarco Nicosia (RN Savona), Francesco Massaro (SC Quinto), Marco Del Lungo, Francesco Di Fulvio, Giacomo Cannella, Nicholas Presciutti, Andrea Fondelli, Matteo locchi Gratta, Gonzalo Echenique, Francesco Condemi (Pro Recco), Edoardo Di Somma, Luca Damonte (Ferencvárosi). On the staff, with the coach Campagna, the technical assistant Amedeo Pomilio, the athletic trainer Alessandro Amato, the goalkeeping trainer Goran Volarevic, the doctors Luca Damato Medico and Giovanni Melchiorri Medico, the physiotherapists Riccardo Cipolat and Michele Mannarini, the video analyst Paolo Baiardini, the nutritionist Angela Andreoli and the FIN representative Maurizio Narduzzi.
Credit; Andrea Chiaramida
