he 14 Azzurrini selected by the federal coach Monica Cresta have arrived in Podgorica, Montenegro, who will be involved in the European Championships from 19 to 30 July. Among them also our Nicolò Garello, who in the preparation friendlies held in Pordenone did well in the blue shirt, and the scoutman Marco Donnarumma.
Coach Monica Cresta’s Azzurrini have been included in Pool II and will face Poland, the Czech Republic, France, Serbia, Finland, the Netherlands and Spain.
In Pool I, however, hosts Montenegro will face Bulgaria, Turkey, Slovenia, Belgium, Austria, Estonia and Greece.
Italy will make its debut at the Men’s U17 European Championships on Wednesday 19 July at 20 when they will take the field at the Univerzitetski Sportsko Kulturni Centar to face the Netherlands.
These are the 14 Azzurrini players: Simone Porro and Bryan Argilagos (Volley Treviso); Gianluca Cremoni, Andrea Giani and Nicola Zara (Lube Civitanova); Davide Boschini (Trentino Volleyball); Manuel Zlatanov (Gas Sales Piacenza); Raffaele Colaci (Materdomini Volleyball); Alessandro Benacchio and Simone Bertoncello (Bassano Volleyball); Andrea Usanza (Montichiari Volleyball); Lorenzo Ciampi (True Volleyball); Nicolò Garello (Pink Devils); Andrea Ruzza (Volleyball Padova).
The staff will be made up of Monica Cresta (head coach), Giovanni Preti (second coach), Matteo Antonucci (assistant coach), Marco Donnarumma (scoutman), Antongiulio Di Noto (doctor), Mattia Cordenos (physiotherapist), Glauco Ranocchi (physical trainer /team manager).
The formula – The 16 teams taking part in the competition will play seven matches in their pool according to the round-robin formula, with the top two from each group progressing to the cross-over semi-finals and subsequent medal matches.
The calendarT
Pool II (Univerzitetski Sportsko Kulturni Centar – Podgorica): Polonia, Italia, Repubblica Ceca, Francia, Serbia, Finlandia, Olanda, Spagna
Mercoledì 19 luglio 2023
Ore 12.30 – Francia-Serbia
Ore 15.00 – Repubblica Ceca-Finlandia
Ore 17.30 – Polonia-Spagna
Ore 20.00 – Italia-Olanda
Giovedì 20 luglio 2023
Ore 12.30 – Repubblica Ceca-Spogna
Ore 15.00 – Francia-Italia
Ore 17.30 – Finlandia-Olanda
Ore 20.00 – Serbia-Polonia
Venerdì 21 luglio 2023
Ore 12.30 – Spagna-Olanda
Ore 15.00 – Polonia-Finlandia
Ore 17.30 – Italia-Serbia
Ore 20.00 – Repubblica Ceca-Francia
Domenica 23 luglio 2023
Ore 12.30 – Finlandia-Italia
Ore 15.00 – Olanda-Polonia
Ore 17.30 – Francia-Spagna
Ore 20.00 – Serbia-Repubblica Ceca
Lunedì 24 luglio 2023
Ore 12.30 – Francia-Olanda
Ore 15.00 – Repubblica Ceca-Polonia
Ore 17.30 – Italia-Spagna
Ore 20.00 – Serbia-Finlandia
Mercoledì 26 luglio 2023
Ore 12.30 – Spagna-Finlandia
Ore 15.00 – Olanda-Serbia
Ore 17.30 – Polonia-Francia
Ore 20.00 – Italia-Repubblica Ceca
Giovedì 27 luglio 2023
Ore 12.30 – Spagna-Serbia
Ore 15.00 – Finlandia-Francia
Ore 17.30 – Olanda-Repubblica Ceca
Ore 20.00 – Polonia-Italia
Sabato 29 luglio 2023
Semifinali 1°-4° posto (Ore 16.30 e 19.00)
Domenica 30 luglio 2023
Ore 16.30 – SC Verde Podgorica – Finale 3° posto
Ore 19.00 – SC Verde Podgorica – Finale 1°-2° posto
