A confirmation and a new arrival at Consar for the next A2 championship. In the role of second libero he will continue to grow under the protective wing of Goi, Leonardo Chiella, born in 2006, fresh from a season that saw him make his debut in A2 and spend a large part in the first team group, alternating with the team of ‘Under 17 and C. Chiella joins the other 5 confirmed players: the setter Filippo Mancini, the opposite Alessandro Bovolenta, the middle blocker Martins Arasomwan, the spiker Mattia Orioli and the libero Riccardo Goi.
The new arrival instead integrates the central department: it is Lorenzo Menichini, who turns 18 today, July 1st, and who also today, at 10 pm, takes the field with coach Zanin’s Under 19 national team in the first match of the Wevza group in Portugal, in Viana do Castelo. The event, one of the most important at a youth level, which will end on 5 July, represents a sort of general test for the Azzurrini in view of the category World Cup which will be played in August in Argentina.
Born in Genoa, 199 centimeters tall, Menichini has so far continued his volleyball career in his hometown, first with Santa Sabina and then with Volley Colombo, with which he finished second in 2021 at the Under 17 national finals and sixth this year. year at the Under 19 national finals in Agropoli.
“I am enthusiastic about the prospect of wearing the Ravenna shirt – admits Menichini -: it presents me with a good opportunity for my growth path, the best I could have had and I think I can learn a lot. I was in contact with other clubs, but then the opportunity came up to come and play in Ravenna and I didn’t think twice: it’s the ideal place to grow and improve, also because I’ll find department colleagues from whom I’ll be able to learn a lot, start with Mengozzi. I obviously know him by reputation but I’ve never had the opportunity to see him up close: having him as a teammate can only benefit me”.
With Menichini and Chiella there will be 8 out of 13 players born between 2003 and 2006: a squad that is still very young but full of talent and perspective given also the many athletes in the youth national teams.
