We get to the heart of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games: after having passed the group stage by beating, in order, Brazil, Egypt and Poland, the Italian national team qualified for the direct elimination stage as the best team among the top-ranked teams. In the Quarter Finals, which will start tomorrow, the obstacle will be Japan, with the match starting at 1.00 pm and live on Rai 2, Discovery and DAZN.
The Japanese team, which gained access to the quarter-finals as the second best third, first suffered a tie-break defeat against Germany in the group stage, which was followed by a clear victory against Argentina and, subsequently, the 3-1 defeat at the hands of the United States.
Among the ranks of Japan some well-known faces who have recently graced the fields of SuperLega Credem Banca: from Yuki Ishikawa, spiker who left Allianz Milan in the summer to join Sir Susa Vim Perugia, passing through Ran Takahashi, last year’s hammer of Mint Vero Volley Monza, concluding with an athlete who will play in Italy next season: this is Tatsunori Otsuka, a band that will wear the Milan shirt. Added to these is the opposite Yuji Nishida, seen at work with Vibo Valentia in 2021/22.
Palleggiatori: Simone Giannelli (Capitano, Sir Susa Vim Perugia) e Riccardo Sbertoli (Itas Trentino).
Schiacciatori: Alessandro Michieletto (Itas Trentino), Daniele Lavia (Itas Trentino), Luca Porro (Sonepar Padova), Mattia Bottolo (Cucine Lube Civitanova).
Centrali: Gianluca Galassi (Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza), Roberto Russo (Sir Susa Vim Perugia), Giovanni Sanguinetti (Valsa Group Modena).
Opposti: Yuri Romanò (Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza), Alessandro Bovolenta (Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza).
Libero: Fabio Balaso (Cucine Lube Civitanova).
Riserva: Gabriele Laurenzano (Itas Trentino).
Palleggiatori: Akihiro Fukatsu, Masahiro Sekita
Opposti: Yuji Nishida, Kento Miyaura
Schiacciatori: Tatsunori Otsuka (Allianz Milano), Ran Takahashi, Yuki Ishikawa (Sir Susa Vim Perugia), Masato Kai
Centrali: Taishi Onodera, Akihiro Yamauchi, Kentaro Takahashi
Libero: Tomohiro Yamamoto
Riserva: Shoma Tomita
Sabato 27 luglio 2024
Italia – Brasile 3-1 (25-23, 27-25, 18-25, 25-21)
Martedì 30 luglio 2024
Italia – Egitto 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-20)
Sabato 3 agosto 2024
Italia – Polonia 3-1 (25-15, 25-18, 24-26, 25-20)
Il calendario della fase ad eliminazione diretta
Lunedì 5 agosto 2024
Quarti di Finale
Ore 9.00, Slovenia – Polonia
Ore 13.00, Italia – Giappone
Ore 17.00, Francia – Germania
Ore 21.00, Stati Uniti – Brasile
Mercoledì 7 agosto 2024
Semifinali ore 16.00 e ore 20.00
Venerdì 9 agosto 2024
Finale medaglia di bronzo ore 16.00
Sabato 10 agosto 2024
Finale medaglia d’oro ore 13.00
