After having climbed the world together and having won the most prestigious competitions representing Civitanova, the Marche and Italy with honor, the roads of the A.S. Volley Lube and the red and white captain Osmany Juantorena. A visceral bond that lasted seven seasons ends, all played at the top.
When the roster of Italian champions for the 2022/23 vintage had already been propped up by dg Beppe Cormio, an international club knocked on the door to request the sporting performances of the former national team hitter. At the age of 37 and fresh from an injury that kept him off the pitch for most of last season, Juantorena considered the economic offer to his agent to be inalienable and asked for the sale.
A bolt from the blue that did not destabilize the cooking company. Already struggling with an important rejuvenation in view of opening a new cycle, the Club has decided to respect the will of the athlete, champion who with the colors of the Marche team has raised numerous trophies to the sky: a World Club Championship (2019), one Champions League (2019), four Scudetti (2017, 2019, 2021, 2022) and three Italian Cups (2017, 2020, 2021).
The greeting of Osmany Juantorena:
“It’s not easy to part with these colors, but I made a choice for myself and my family. At my age, certain offers are not refused. I thank the owners, management and staff for understanding my need. I will remain the first of the Lube fans and very soon the supporters will find me by their side supporting the team. If I close my eyes and think about my story with this shirt, I feel a lot of emotions also because all the trophies have a particular flavor, including the last Scudetto, but my heart beats faster every time I remember the Champions League Final in Berlin, when we beat Zenit in comeback! It was a dream to hug my family right away and party with the fans in Germany. I am sure that the new young and talented Lube will give more satisfactions to the Predators! Please, support the boys! ”.
The reaction of CEO Beppe Cormio:
“Osmany’s farewell will surprise everyone and surprised us too! We had already closed our transfer campaign, but last Friday afternoon our captain received a very important and indispensable offer from abroad. He had already expressed the idea that in the event of sensational proposals he would ask us for the sale despite the year of the contract, so it was. We did not like it and I personally, due to the great bond with “Os”, did not digest it immediately. His desire linked to a train that passes only once at 37 had to be indulged in any case. We accept reluctantly, but it must be said that this champion has given so much to achieve a great chain of successes during his seven years in red and white. We have come to an agreement and, unfortunately, Juantorena will not play with us, but we wish him that his dreams will come true. I am convinced that he will not like to leave Civitanova, but we want him to be happy! We will not be unprepared, we will anticipate a planned project by one or two years and we will present ourselves at the start of the new SuperLega with a young and quality roster. There are quibbles to resolve for a new hitter, but at the weekend you will know everything! “
