First appointment for Padova in SuperLega 2024/25. Today’s morning, Tuesday 6 August, saw the official meeting of the first team led by coach Jacopo Cuttini. 10 of the 14 athletes who will make up the roster for the next Championship trained at the Kioene Arena. The boys who arrived in Padua at the weekend were present at the roll call: Tommaso Stefani (opposite), Veljko Masulovic (spiker), Benjamin Diez (libero), Marco Falaschi (setter), Fabian Plak (central), Alessandro Toscani (libero), Matteo Pedron (setter), Mattia Orioli (spiker), Andrea Truocchio (central) and Federico Crosato (central).
Four justified absentees, who will arrive in the shadow of the Saint between the end of August and the beginning of September, being busy with their respective national teams. Luca Porro is taking part in the Paris Olympic Games with coach De Giorgi’s Azzurri. Marko Sedlacek is busy with his national team in the qualifiers for the European Volleyball Championships, while Shay Mayo Liberman is playing the Under 20 European Championship, again with his national team. Luca Galiazzo will arrive in Padua as early as this weekend.
Taking part in this first important event, in addition to the technical and medical staff, were the Juventus President Giancarlo Bettio, the Past President Fabio Cremonese, who addressed the team to instill the right energy in view of the upcoming SuperLega Championship, the Councilor for Sport of the Municipality of Padua Diego Bonavina, and numerous sponsors and managers of Pallavolo Padova.
“We think we did a good job with a targeted purchasing campaign. – President Giancarlo Bettio began at the meeting – We believe we have improved some departments. The field will prove us right. We definitely have to put our heads down, work and look for new and creative solutions that can give the team an advantage to win. I tell the new kids who have arrived that they are becoming part of an important project, that they are becoming part of a company that will support them in everything and for everything. What I want to say to all the Juventus fans is that they absolutely cannot miss a show like this. The SuperLega is a twelve-team championship and Sonepar Padova is part of these, so it is a source of pride that a city like Padua has a team in the top Italian championship. I urge everyone to come to the arena to support our team, so that it can grow and always remain the pride of our city.”
