The celebration of the biggest stars of Italian volleyball began with a few interviews before the big game between the Italian national team and the SEAT All Stars, a selection of the best foreigners of the Serie A.
Leonel Marshall: “It’s always a great satisfaction to take part in these events”.
Hubert Henno: “It was an emotional return to Roma, where I’ve played for two years”.
Giacomo Sintini: “The All Star Volley is a great moment to meet up, an event that puts together competition and show time. This is also a useful occasion for the national coach Anastasi before the next World Championships”.
ITALIA – SEAT ALL STARS 1-3 (25-17, 14-25, 16-25, 22-25)
ITALIA: De Togni 4, Parodi 2, Manià (L), Vermiglio 1, Maruotti 8, Lasko 13, Sintini, Savani 9, Bari (L), Birarelli 6, Barone 3, Sala 2, Cernic 3.
SEAT ALL STARS: Poey 6, Henno (L), Suxho 3, Portuondo, Juantorena 10, Stokr 12, Ereu 8, Nikic 5, Stancu 1, Bontje 11, Hubner 1, Shumov 8, Saitta, Marquez 8, DNP. : Marshall. MVP: Suxho. Crowd: 3.600.
Roma’s sky was full of stars this Sunday, and the packed gym too. The SEAT All Stars, a selection of the best foreigners of the Serie A, had the better of Anastasi’s Italian national team 3-1, as the new Molten ball was launched. Rome will have more opportunities to watch its national team as it will host the World Championships in 2010.
Davide Saitta (SEAT All Stars): “It’s been exciting to play against the Italian national team. They got off to a good start in the first set, but then we stepped up and managed to get the result. Congratulation to Rome for these fantastic supporters”.
Angelo Lorenzetti (SEAT All Stars): “I’ve been lucky to coach this team, which showed great spirit. After a difficult start in the first set, the group reacted with great enthusiasm. The crowd was amazing”.
Donald Suxho (SEAT All Stars): “I had a lot of fun in this celebration of volleyball. We were a bit lost in the first set, it was the first time we played together but then we managed to pull together and got the win”.
Andrea Sala (Italia): “I’m very sorry with the loss. Nothing worked after the first set. It’s a shame we disappointed these amazing supporters who reserved us a special welcome”.
Matej Cernic (Italia): “The All Star Game is a great volleyball event. It was more about the show than the result. Congratulation to the SEAT All Stars”.
Andrea Anastasi (Italia): “We didn’t play at our best, but the important thing was to have fun all together. The TIM All Star Volley is a really great celebration of volleyball”.
