The opposites Yuri Romanò and Fabrizio Gironi with the libero Leonardo Scanferla will take part with the Italy shirt in Poland at the Memorial Wagner.
After the collegiate in Cavalese, the Azzurri in view of the European Championships, scheduled for August 28 in Italy, continue their preparation with participation in the “Hubert Wagner Memorial” in which the hosts Poland, France and Slovenia take part. The quadrangular will be played at the Tauron Arena in Krakow from 18 to 20 August and has reached its twentieth edition, the eighth in Krakow, in memory of the former athlete and Coach of the Polish national team (Hubert Wagner) who died in March 2002 and was inserted in 2010 in the International Volleyball Hall Of Fame.
The blue group made up of 15 players will meet in the collegiate school in Milan today, Wednesday 16 August. The departure for Poland is scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday 17 August while the return is scheduled for the afternoon of Monday 21 August.
The 15 called up of head coach Ferdinando De Giorgi
Setters: Simone Giannelli, Riccardo Sbertoli.
Spikers: Mattia Bottolo, Daniele Lavia, Alessandro Michieletto, Tommaso Rinaldi.
Middle blockers: Gianluca Galassi, Leandro Mosca, Roberto Russo, Giovanni Sanguinetti.
Opposites: Alessandro Bovolenta, Fabrizio Gironi, Yuri Romanò.
Liberos: Fabio Balaso, Leonardo Scanferla
The staff will be made up of Ferdinando De Giorgi (1st Coach), Massimo Caponeri (2nd Coach), Nicola Giolito (Assistant Coach, Athletic Trainer), Sebastiano Cencini, Fabio Rossin (Physiotherapists), Marco Penza (Doctor), Ivan Contrario (Scoutman), Vittorio Sacripanti (Manager), Giacomo Giretto (Team Manager).
l Program of the Wagner Memorial
Friday 18th AUGUST
17.30 Poland – Slovenia
20.00 Italy – France
Saturday 19th AUGUST
2.00 pm Slovenia – Italy
17.00 Poland – France
Sunday 20 AUGUST
14.00 Slovenia – France
17.00 Poland – Italy
