After the libero Filippo Poconi, here is the second new face of ErmGroup San Giustino for the next Serie A3 Credem Banca championship. This is Paolo Battaglia, born in 1998, 198 centimeters tall and comes from Sicily, to be precise from Avola, in the province of Syracuse, the city where he began playing volleyball, making his debut in Serie C in the 2014/15 season for then moving to B2 with the Apulian team Locorotondo Castellana and arriving in the single B in Modica, where he remained for a couple of seasons. B again at Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia before the jump to A2 with Olimpia Bergamo, with which he won the Italian Cup in the category in the 2019/20 season. Return to Modica in A3 and finally the last three seasons in B with Olimpia Sant’Antioco, a Sardinian club; with the Volley School Genzano and finally with Leverano, another reality in Puglia. It should be remembered that in the youth field he participated in the Under 17 national finals with GuPe Catania, in the Junior League and Under 19 finals with Castellana, again in the Under 19 finals with Modica, while at first team level he made a total of 31 appearances on the field between A2 and A3; now Battaglia completes the squad in place 2 together with Simone Marzolla. “As soon as I received this request – said Battaglia – I immediately made my assessments, even if the choice was made in a short time: I couldn’t miss an opportunity like this, especially since some former San Giustino players liked me they had provided excellent references on this environment. On the other hand, when a company does well, word doesn’t take long to spread and this helped me to immediately say “yes”. I also thank the sporting director Valdemaro Gustinelli, who worked hard to bring me here.” And let’s hear from Valdemaro Gustinelli: “The addition of Paolo Battaglia to the white and blue roster – states the manager – is the result of a very accurate evaluation; together with the technical staff we considered it essential to be able to have a player of depth behind Marzolla. This will allow us to better manage Simone’s recovery and not put any pressure on the boy, who will certainly need to be managed throughout the season. To be able to afford this, we needed security; well, these securities have a name and a surname: Paolo Battaglia. The boy, who last year played in the Serie B championship with Bcc Leverano, finishing in seventh place in the regular season, stood out among the best spikers in a group that was considered by experts to be the most difficult.
