There is still Alessandro Bovolenta, from A-2. The new name is that of Francesco Sani, born and raised in the United States and seen this year in Verona. But the choices of the Italian men’s volleyball coach Ferdinando De Giorgi in drawing up the list of thirty players from which the squad for the 2024 Volleyball Nations League will be decided are in the spirit of continuity. An important appointment to give useful points for the ranking that will decide the last five qualified for the Games: Italy currently occupies third position (342.43 points), the best among the national teams not yet qualified for the Olympics.
all the names
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The list of thirty Italian players included in the list ahead of the Nations League. Setters: 2. Paolo Porro, 9. Marco Falaschi, 6. Simone Giannelli (captain), 8. Riccardo Sbertoli. Spikers: 26. Francesco Sani, 5. Alessandro Michieletto, 3. Francesco Recine, 21. Davide Gardini, 12. Mattia Bottolo, 15. Daniele Lavia, 20. Tommaso Rinaldi, 29. Giulio Magalini, 31. Luca Porro. Central: 13. Lorenzo Cortesia, 14. Gianluca Galassi, 17. Simone Anzani, 19. Roberto Russo, 4. Marco Vitelli, 27. Edoardo Caneschi, 11. Giovanni Sanguinetti, 30. Leandro Mosca, 10. Gabriele Di Martino. Opposites: 16. Yuri Romanò, 18. Fabrizio Gironi, 23. Alessandro Bovolenta, 24. Lorenzo Sala. Free: 7. Fabio Balaso, 28. Gabriele Laurenzano, 25. Damiano Catania, 22. Marco Gaggini.
THE AZZURRI’S CALENDAR
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Week 1 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) may 22: Germany – Italy 10.30pm (Italian time, like the following), May 24: Iran – Italy 10.30pm, May 25: Japan – Italy 7pm May 26: Brazil – Italy 3pm. Week 2 (Ottawa, Canada) June 6: France – Italy 2 hours, June 6: USA – Italy 10.30 pm, 7 June: Cuba – Italy 5pm June 9: Italy – Holland at 5pm. Week 3 (Ljubljana, Slovenia) June 19: Italy – Poland 8.30 pm, June 20: Bulgaria – Italy 4.30 pm, June 22: Slovenia – Italy 8.30 pm, June 23: Türkiye – Italy 4.30pm. Quarter finals (Lodz, Poland) June 27 5pm and 8pm, June 28 5pm and 8pm. Semifinals (Lodz, Poland) June 29th 5pm and 8pm. Finals (Lodz, Poland) June 30th 5pm and 8pm
