The Under 22 women’s national team led by Marco Mencarelli will begin its journey on Monday 1st July at the European Championships in the category scheduled to take place in Lecce and Copertino. The Azzurre, currently in training at the Centro Pavesi FIPAV in Milan, will leave for Puglia on Friday 28th June and will play their debut match against Latvia at the Palazzetto dello Sport in Lecce. Italy, placed in Pool I, will then play against Ukraine and Turkey. In the other pool, the national teams of the Czech Republic, Poland, Portugal and Serbia will take to the field in Copertino (LE).
The 14 Italian players chosen by the Italian coach Marco Mencarelli for the 2024 European Under 22 Women’s Championships: Nausica Acciarri, Manuela Ribechi (Azzurra Volley Firenze), Eniola Anna Adelusi (Cuneo Granda Volley), Virginia Adriano (Volley Hermaea Olbia), Valentina Bartolucci (Agil Volley), Sara Bellia (Unione Volley Montecchio Magg.), Veronica Costantini, Katja Eckl, Eze Chidera Blessing (Volley Talmassons), Beatrice Gardini (Mega Volley), Dominika Giuliani (Uyba Volley), Giulia Marconato (Trentino Volley), Stella Nervini (Volley Bergamo 1991), Sofia Valoppi (Roma Volley). This is Italy’s calendar in the continental review:
Pool I in Lecce
1/07
9pm, Italy-Latvia
2/07
9pm, Ukraine-Italy
3/07
9pm, Türkiye-Italy
Semifinals 1st-4th place (Lecce)
6pm, 1st Pool I – 2nd Pool II
9pm, 1st Pool II – 2st Pool I
Finals (Lecce)
5.30pm, 3rd-4th place
9pm, 1st-2nd place
