Having archived the release of the SuperLega Credem Banca calendar, the players of the Cucine Lube Civitanova talk about the choice of their respective shirt numbers in view of the 2024/25 competitive season. The red and whites have carefully selected the shirts made by the technical sponsor Joma. The decisions, as every year, were guided by superstition, significant dates, family traditions, recurring symbols and tributes to one’s sporting idols.
The opposite Adis Lagumdzija, a Turkish international who freed his 10 to inherit the 12, worn by his father in his youth and which last year belonged to central defender Enrico Diamantini, now in Cisterna. Given the new availability of the number 10 shirt, the central defender Jacopo Larizza has given up his 22, a forced choice in the 2023/24 tournament, to put back on his back the number that has accompanied him since his youth years, the one worn by his football idol, the former Roma captain, the “Pupone” Francesco Totti, and the unforgettable Kobe Bryant. The very young Brazilian center back Davi Tenorio also responds to the appeal of Bryant’s fans, who in Civitanova will wear the 24 worn in the NBA by the late basketball ace.
With the departure of Tsar Ivan Zaytsev, the number 9 shirt has passed to a new face, Iranian spiker Poriya Hossein Khanzadeh. “Terminator” thus intends to pay homage to his idol Earvin Ngapeth. A dedication was also made by the Croatian opposite player Petar Dirlic, who asked for the number 15 shirt in honor of a former Lube, his compatriot and source of inspiration Igor Omrcen. As for idols, libero Francesco Bisotto, a reconfirmed Piedmontese athlete who keeps the number 6 worn by LeBron James in Miami and partly with the Los Angeles Lakers, has his say. The choice is also linked to the respect for the Cuneo libero Daniele Vergnaghi, who wore it before coaching and becoming a point of reference for Bisotto’s sporting growth. The passion for American football and the support for a great performer like Brett Favre are behind the choice of number 4 by Canadian spiker Eric Loeppky, ready to make his debut in the Lube jersey.
Cucine Lube Civitanova 2024/25:
1 Barthelemy CHINENYEZE
3 Giovanni GARGIULO
4 Eric LOEPPKY
5 Santiago ORDUNA
6 Francesco BISOTTO
7 Fabio BALASO
8 Mattia BONINFANTE
9 Poriya Hossein KHANZADEH
10 Jacopo LARIZZA
11 Alex NIKOLOV
12 Adis LAGUMDZIJA
15 Petar DIRLIC
21 Mattia BOTTOLO
24 Davi TENORIO
