It can safely be said that the origins of last weekend’s A2 round 1 roots back to 2004, when the league launched a new youth program. Indeed, in 2004, all the league clubs had to line up under 14, under 16, under 18 and under 20 teams in the various championships. Amongst those league, the Junior League (under 20) and the Boy League (under 14) were created.
The youngsters will benefit from even more protagonism this season as the number of Italians due on court has increased from 5 to 7. So here are the ones that stood out in this opening weekend:
CHEBANCA! MILANO – CANADIENS MANTOVA 3-2
Mattia COSCIONE 1990 – Canadiens Mantova (came on in 3rd set)
T – Federico MARRETTA 1990 – Canadiens Mantova (15 pts)
Marco SPIGA 1987 – Canadiens Mantova (2 pts)
T – Jacopo BOTTO 1987 – Canadiens Mantova (22 pts)
T – Thomas BERETTA 1990 – Canadiens Mantova (6 pts)
T – Michele PARUSSO 1987 – Canadiens Mantova (12 pts)
PALLAVOLO PINETO – SIR SAFETY PERUGIA 0-3
T – Yuri TESTAGROSSA 1991 – Pallavolo Pineto (5 pts)
T – Juan Josè CUDA 1987 – Pallavolo Pineto (10 pts)
T – Yordan GALABINOV 1990 – Pallavolo Pineto (13 pts)
T – Luca CALDERAN 1989 – Pallavolo Pineto (4 pts)
Giulio MORELLI 1990 – Sir Safety Perugia (came on in 2nd and 3rd set)
T – Alex RANGHIERI 1987 – Sir Safety Perugia (9 pts)
ENERGY RESOURCES CARILO LORETO – NGM MOBILE SANTA CROCE 1-3
T – Ludovico DOLFO 1989 – Energy Resources Carilo Loreto (15 pts)
Roberto CORTI 1987 – Energy Resources Carilo Loreto (came on in 2nd, 3rd, 4th set)
T – Carlo MOR 1989 – Energy Resources Carilo Loreto (5 pts)
Andrea MARCHISIO 1990 – Energy Resources Carilo Loreto (1 pts)
T – Federico TOSI 1991 – NGM Mobile Santa Croce (libero)
Omar Catania 1990 – NGM Mobile Santa Croce (came on in 1st and 2nd set)
CARIGE GENOVA – GLOBO BANCA POPOLARE DEL FRUSINATE SORA 3-0
Oleg ANTONOV 1988 – Carige Genova (came on in 1st and 3rd set)
GEOTEC ISERNIA – EUROGROUP GELA 3-2
T – Antonio DE PAOLA 1988 – Geotec Isernia (12 pts)
T – Giulio SABBI 1989 – Geotec Isernia (16 pts)
T – Emanuele SPAMPINATO 1987 – Geotec Isernia (libero)
T – Giacomo PAMBIANCHI 1989 – Geotec Isernia (2 pts)
Nicola PUHAR 1988 – Geotec Isernia (8 pts)
T – Marco RIZZO 1990 – Eurogroup Gela (libero)
CLUB ITALIA AERONAUTICA MILITARE ROMA – MARCEGAGLIA CMC RAVENNA 0-3
Riccardo PINELLI 1991 – Club Italia Aeronautica Militare Roma (came on in 1st set)
T – Nicola PESARESI 1991 – Club Italia Aeronautica Militare Roma (libero)
T – Daniele MAZZONE 1992 – Club Italia Aeronautica Militare Roma (9 pts)
Claudio PARIS 1987 – Club Italia Aeronautica Militare Roma (came on in 2nd and 3rd set)
Giuseppe DELLA CORTE 1992 – Club Italia Aeronautica Militare Roma (came on in 3rd set)
T – Michele FEDRIZZI 1991 – Club Italia Aeronautica Militare Roma (2 pts)
T – Luca VETTORI 1991 – Club Italia Aeronautica Militare Roma (14 pts)
Matteo SPERANDIO 1992 – Club Italia Aeronautica Militare Roma (came on in 1st, 2nd, 3rd set)
T – Filippo LANZA 1991 – Club Italia Aeronautica Militare Roma (7 pts)
Matteo ZAMAGNI 1989 – Marcegaglia CMC Ravenna (2 pts)
EDILESSE CONAD REGGIO EMILIA – PALLAVOLO PADOVA 0-3
T – Davide CANDELLARO 1989 – Edilesse Conad Reggio Emilia (7 pts)
T – Riccardo GOI 1992 – Edilesse Conad Reggio Emilia (Libero)
Luca GOTTARDO 1989 – Pallavolo Padova (came on in 1st and 3rd set)
Lorenzo BUSI 1988 – Pallavolo Padova (came in 1st and 3rd set)
VOLLEY SEGRATE 1978 – GHERARDI SVI CITTÀ DI CASTELLO 2-3
T – Lorenzo GALLOSTI 1990 – Volley Segrate 1978 (libero)
Federico FONTANA 1989 – Volley Segrate 1978 (came on in 4th set)
T – Aimone ALLETTI 1988 – Volley Segrate 1978 (15 pts)
Alberto BELLINI 1987 – Volley Segrate 1978 (10 pts)
T – Filippo VEDOVOTTO 1990 – Gherardi Svi Città Di Castello (26 pts)
T – Matteo BORTOLOZZO 1989 – Gherardi Svi Città Di Castello (2 pts)
