Aaron Russell and the Usa have landed in Italy as they will face the second weekend of the World League in Roma this weekend. “Spider” was one of the lovely surprises of the past season. He quickly became one of the fans’ favourite. The 23-year-old impressed not only for his quality as a player but also as a person, very professional, and always very kind.

“I think the game against Italy will be very tight. They have a very strong team and we know they’ll give their best in front of their fans in Rome – said Russell who also spent a few words on next season – I am very excited about the coming season in Perugia. The last one was thrilling, we did very well in the playoffs but that ended with the disappointment of the final, this is not the way I would have liked it to finish. But President Sirci and the coaching staff did a great job on the market, they brought in some top quality players. I can’t wait to see how far we can go”.