The twenty-one-year-old Caribbean lands at the court of Andrea Anastasi and completes the black and white battery together with Leon, Semeniuk and Plotnytsky. Typical Cuban physical and jumping skills, Cardenas arrives in Italy for the first time after his experiences in Argentina and France. “From the beginning of my career my goal was to play in Italy. I feel ready and can’t wait to face this challenging experience and this step in my career in Perugia ”
Sir Safety Susa Perugia’s spiker receiving department is completed.
The Juventus club announces the purchase of Julio Cesar Cardenas Morales for next season, simply Cardenas for the volleyball crowd, a hammer that closes the battery of place four, together with the confirmed Leon and Plotnytskyi and the other new arrival Semeniuk, all available to coach Anastasi.
A native of the Cuban province of Matanzas, twenty-one years old and a great desire to do well for Cardenas, a young striker with the typical characteristics of the Caribbean school, that is, great physical qualities and jumping, very fast arm, insightful trajectories. Despite his young age, he already has a fair amount of experience for the new Juventus acquisition. After his beginnings in Cuba in the ranks of Matanzas, for Cardenas a year in Argentina at Obras San Juan Voley and, in the last two seasons, the passage to Europe and specifically to France with the jersey of Tourcoing Lille Métropole. Besides obviously already being an important part of the Cuban national team. Now I land in the Bel Paese to experience the emotions of the Italian Super League at PalaBarton with the supervision and help in hiring Juventus captain Wilfredo Leon.
“I am excited to play in Leon’s team and happy that he is our captain!”, These are the first words of Cardenas as a Juventus player. “I can’t wait to meet him and get to know the whole team. I already know now that I will learn a lot from my team ”.
It didn’t take the young Caribbean man to answer yes to the Juventus call.
“Why Perugia? Simply because I believe this is hands down the highest level of volleyball I could ever want! From the beginning of my career my goal was to play in Italy. I think the Italian championship is one of the most respected leagues and I consider it one of the most fierce and competitive in the world. I feel ready and can’t wait to face this challenging experience and this step in my career “.
