After having secured their pass for the Paris Olympic Games at the end of Week 2 of the Volleyball Nations League, the Italian national team is now preparing for the third phase of the international competition, which will see the Azzurri on stage in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Week 3 of VNL will prove decisive for the teams that are still looking for the Olympic pass in view of the Paris Games this summer and for qualification for the Finals of the VNL itself.
Italy – currently first in the VNL rankings with 7 victories and 21 points – has secured the possibility of participating in the Olympics thanks to the 118.66 point advantage in the rankings over Cuba, the first non-qualified national team.
In this last week the Azzurri will face Poland, Bulgaria, Slovenia and finally Turkey, with the first match scheduled for tomorrow evening at 8.30pm.
Also among those called up are the brothers Luca and Paolo Porro, spiker from Padua and playmaker from Milan, who will play together for the first time, the last time in an Under12 match. There are 12 appearances for Luca, making his senior debut this year, 6 for Paolo, made last year, both winning in their respective careers with the youth national teams.
Below is the complete program of the third VNL “Week” with Italian timetables.
Week 3 (Ljubljana, Slovenia) – Pool 5
Wednesday 19 June 2024, 8.30 pm
Italy – Poland
Thursday 20 June 2024, 4.30 pm
Bulgaria – Italy
Saturday 22 June 2024, 8.30 pm
Slovenia – Italy
Sunday 23 June 2024, 4.30 pm
Türkiye – Italy
Week 3
(Le squadre specificate fanno riferimento alla stagione sportiva 2023/24)
Palleggiatori: Paolo Porro (Allianz Milano), Riccardo Sbertoli (Itas Trentino).
Schiacciatori: Mattia Bottolo (Cucine Lube Civitanova), Luca Porro (Pallavolo Padova), Francesco Recine (Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza), Tommaso Rinaldi (Valsa Group Modena).
Centrali: Edoardo Caneschi (Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza), Lorenzo Cortesia (Rana Verona), Leandro Mosca (Rana Verona), Giovanni Sanguinetti (Valsa Group Modena).
Opposti: Fabrizio Gironi (Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza), Alessandro Bovolenta (Consar Ravenna).
Liberi: Marco Gaggini (Mint Vero Volley Monza), Gabriele Laurenzano (Itas Trentino).
Riserve: Davide Gardini (Pallavolo Padova), Marco Falaschi (Pallavolo Padova).
La Volleyball Nations League maschile 2024 in TV e streaming
I match degli azzurri in VNL saranno visibili in diretta su DAZN e sulla piattaforma streaming a pagamento VBTV che trasmetterà tutte le partite del torneo.
Link per accesso a VBTV: welcome.volleyballworld.tv
Le avversarie degli azzurri in Slovenia
Bulgaria: 1. Nikolov S. (P), 8. Asparuhov (S), 10. Karyagin (S), 11. Grozdanov (C), 12. Tatarov (S), 13. Dimitrov (O), 14. Bozhilov (L), 16. Stankov (P), 17. Valchinov (S), 18. Antov (O), 21. Dobrev (L), 24. Petkov (C), 27. Nachev (C), 29. Bardarov (S). Riserve: 9. Garkov (S), 19. Kartev (C), 20. Palev (P), 22. Kolev D. (L). Gianlorenzo Blengini (All.)
Polonia: 3. Popiwczak (L), 5. Kaczmarek (O), 6. Kurek (O), 9. Leon (S), 10. Bednorz (S), 11. Śliwka (S), 12. Łomacz (P), 15. Kochanowski (C), 16. Semeniuk (S), 17. Zatorski (L), 19. Janusz (P), 20. Bieniek (C), 21. Fornal (S), 99. Huber (C). Riserve: 4. Komenda (P), 7. Kłos (C), 30. Bołądź (O). Nikola Grbić (All.).
Slovenia: 1. T. Štern (O), 2. Pajenk (C), 3. Planinšič (P), 4. Kozamernik (C), 6. Toman (L), 8. Bracko (S), 10. Štalekar (C), 13. Kovačič (L), 14. Z. Štern (S), 16. Ropret (P), 17. Urnaut (S), 18. Čebulj (S), 20. Mujanovič (O), 22. Kržić (C). Riserve: 7. Marovt (S), 9. Vincic (P), 19. Možič (S), 23. Kržič (C). Gheorghe Cretu (All.).
Turchia: 1. Gürbüz (O), 5. Matić (C), 6. Bostan (P), 7. Savaş (C), 9. Efe (S), 12. A. Lagumdzija (O), 14. Güneş (C), 15. M. Lagumdzija (S), 17. Yenipazar (P), 20. Efe (S), 30. Aydin (S), 53. Volkan (L), 77. Bedirhan (C), 80. Hatipoglu (L). Riserve: 40. Yiğit Hamza (S). Cedric Enard (All.).
Classifica Volleyball Nations League dopo la week 2
1. Italia 7 v (21), 2. Slovenia 7 v (18), 3. Polonia 6 v (18), 4. Francia 6 v (17), 5. Giappone 6 v (16), 6. Brasile 5 v (16), 7. Canada 4 v (13), 8. Cuba 4 v (12), 9. Argentina 4 v (12), 10. Serbia 3 v (10), 11. Germania 3 v (9), 12. USA 3 v (9), 13. Paesi Bassi 3 v (9), 14. Bulgaria 2 v (5), 15. Turchia 1 v (5), 16. Iran 0 v (2).
Le prime 20 posizioni del Ranking
(in grassetto le squadre già qualificate a Parigi 2024, tra parentesi i punti)
1. Polonia (410.36), 2. Italia (369.30), 3. Giappone (348.41), 4. Brasile (342.82), 5. USA (338.77), 6. Slovenia (335.03), 7. Francia (322.56), 8. Argentina (302.36), 9. Serbia (251.55), 10. Cuba (250.64), 11. Germania (244.45), 12. Canada (244.21), 13. Paesi Bassi (217.38), 14. Ucraina (197.34), 15. Turchia (197.12), 16. Belgio (180.15), 17. Iran (177.72), 18. Repubblica Ceca (166.76), 19. Egitto (164.05), 20. Bulgaria (163.21)…
