The Volleyball Nations League 2024, starting for the first stage today in Turkey (Pool 1) and tomorrow in Brazil (Pool 2), opens with four players from Cucine Lube Civitanova at the starting line to represent their respective national teams.
In contention in this first phase of the international competition which will end on June 30 are the libero Fabio Balaso with the Italy shirt, the spiker Eric Loeppky to fight for the colors of Canada, the central defender Barthelemy Chinenyeze to block for the transalpine selection and the ‘opposed Adis Lagumdzija to finalize Turkey’s offensives.
On the opening day, a red and white derby was immediately formed between the Turkey of Lagumdzija and the Canada of Loeppky, while the France of Chinenyeze faced Bulgaria, orphaned by Alex Nikolov (unavailable) and coached by the former kitchen coach Chicco Blengini, at the reins of the Balkan selection after the end of his second cycle in Civitanova Marche. The debut of the Azzurri, however, is scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday 22 May, at 10.30 pm Italian time, against Germany in Rio De Janeiro. On the pitch there will be Balaso but not Mattia Bottolo, who is not included in the list of fourteen of Fefè De Giorgi in Rio.
Calendario prima tappa per gli atleti della Lube:
Pool 1 – Week 1, Antalya
Martedì 21 maggio 2024, ore 16 italiane
Bulgaria – Francia
Martedì 21 maggio 2024, ore 19 italiane
Turchia – Canada
Giovedì 23 maggio 2024, ore 13 italiane
Slovenia – Francia
Giovedì 23 maggio 2024, ore 16 italiane
Canada – Polonia
Giovedì 23 maggio 2024, ore 19 italiane
Turchia – Olanda
Venerdì 24 maggio 2024, ore 13 italiane
Bulgaria – Canada
Venerdì 24 maggio 2024, ore 16 italiane
Francia – USA
Sabato 25 maggio 2024, ore 13 italiane
Slovenia – Canada
Sabato 25 maggio 2024, ore 16 italiane
Turchia – Francia
Domenica 26 maggio 2024, ore 16 italiane
Turchia – USA
Pool 2 – week 1, Rio De Janeiro
Mercoledì 22 maggio 2024, ore 22.30 italiane
Germania – Italia
Venerdì 24 maggio 2024, ore 22.30 italiane
Iran – Italia
Sabato 25 maggio 2024, ore 19 italiane
Giappone – Italia
Domenica 26 maggio 2024, ore 15 italiane
Brasile – Italia
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