The Preliminary Phase of the Volleyball Nations League concluded with the victories against Bulgaria and Turkey and the knockouts against Poland and Slovenia, with the Italian national team now preparing for the Finals scheduled in Lodz, Poland, from 27 to 30 June. By virtue of third place in the VNL rankings, France (sixth place) will be Italy’s opponent in the Quarter Finals on Friday 28 June at 5pm.
Technical Commissioner Ferdinando De Giorgi has called up 14 athletes for this commitment, while 8 of the veterans from the first two weeks of VNL (i.e. Simone Giannelli, Roberto Russo, Gianluca Galassi, Fabio Balaso, Simone Anzani, Alessandro Michieletto, Daniele Lavia and Yuri Romanò) , after two weeks of rest, they will resume physical work in Cavalese from 25 June to 1 July in view of the start of preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The 14 players called up for the VNL Finals will move today from Slovenia to Poland with a flight from Ljubljana to Warsaw, and then move to Lodz. The return is scheduled for the day following the last match played.
Finals VNL
Setters: Paolo Porro (Allianz Milano), Riccardo Sbertoli (Itas Trentino)
Spikers: Mattia Bottolo (Cucine Lube Civitanova), Davide Gardini (Pallavolo Padova), Luca Porro (Pallavolo Padova), Francesco Recine (Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza), Tommaso Rinaldi (Valsa Group Modena).
Middle blockers: Edoardo Caneschi (Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza), Leandro Mosca (Rana Verona), Giovanni Sanguinetti (Valsa Group Modena).
Opposites: Alessandro Bovolenta (Consar Ravenna), Fabrizio Gironi (Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza).
Liberi: Marco Gaggini (Mint Vero Volley Monza), Gabriele Laurenzano (Itas Trentino).
Standings VNL after week 3
1. Slovenia 11 vittorie (28 punti), 2. Polonia 10 v (29), 3. Italia 9 v (27), 4. Giappone 9 v (25), 5. Canada 8 v (23), 6. Francia 8 v (23), 7. Brasile 6 v (21), 8. Argentina 6 v (18), 9. Cuba 5 v (17), 10. Serbia 5 v (17), 11. Germania 5 v (15), 12. USA 5 v (15), 13. Paesi Bassi 3 v (11), 14. Bulgaria 3 v (8), 15. Iran 2 v (6), 16. Turchia 1 v (5).
Il programma della Final Eight di Lodz (Polonia)
Quarti di Finale
Giovedì 27 giugno 2024, ore 17.00
Giappone – Canada
Giovedì 27 giugno 2024, ore 20.00
Polonia – Brasile
Venerdì 28 giugno 2024, ore 17.00
Italia – Francia
Venerdì 28 giugno 2024, ore 20.00
Slovenia – Argentina
Semifinali
Sabato 29 giugno 2024, ore 17.00
Sabato 29 giugno 2024, ore 18.00
Finale 3°/4° Posto
Domenica 30 giugno 2024, ore 17.00
Finale 1°/2° Posto
Domenica 30 giugno 2024, ore 20.00
While waiting for the Volleyball Nations League Finals, the Italian national team is also preparing for what will be the second summer event, i.e. the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Italy finished the qualification in fourth position in the world ranking with 352.33 points.
The draw for the composition of the three Groups, with the twelve qualified national teams who will be drawn into one of the three Pools based on their placement in the World Ranking. France will be the hosts together with Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, Germany, Japan, Italy, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, USA to take part in the five-circle event scheduled in Paris from 27 July to 11 August.
France, seventh in the ranking but host country, therefore number 1 seed, will be assigned to Pool A, while Poland, first ranked in the world ranking, and Japan, second, will be included respectively in Pools B and C, as seeded number 2 and 3. The remaining nine national teams will be divided as follows, again based on their position in the WR, into three groups of three teams each: Slovenia, Italy and USA (3rd-4th-5th), Brazil , Argentina and Canada (6th-8th-9th), Serbia, Germany and Egypt (10th-11th-19th) and for each group a draw will be carried out which will decide which group it belongs to.
Le prime 20 posizioni del ranking mondiale al termine della fase preliminare di VNL
1. Polonia (424.50), 2. Giappone (354.75), 3. Slovenia (354.46), 4. Italia (352.33), 5. USA (325.89), 6. Brasile (318.52), 7. Francia (317.34), 8. Argentina (298.34), 9. Canada (279.67), 10. Serbia (259.97), 11. Germania (250.28), 12. Cuba (249.34), 13. Paesi Bassi (204.81), 14. Ucraina (200.61), 15. Iran (185.07), 16. Belgio (180.15), 17. Turchia (179.58), 18. Repubblica Ceca (165.11), 19. Egitto (164.05), 20. Bulgaria (161.06).
Paris 2024
Fascia 1: Francia (Pool A), Polonia (Pool B), Giappone (Pool C)
Fascia 2: Slovenia, Italia, USA.
Fascia 3: Brasile, Argentina, Canada.
Fascia 4: Serbia, Germania, Egitto.
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