Libero Leonardo Scanferla, opposites Yuri Romanò and Fabrizio Gironi, spiker Francesco Recine and middle blocker Edoardo Caneschi have been included in the long list of 30 players for the Volleyball Nations League 2023.
The head coach of the national team, Ferdinando De Giorgi, made the names of the 30 players official during the presentation conference held at the Museum of Science and Technology in Milan.
The World Champion Italian national team will make their debut in the competition on June 6 in Ottawa, Canada, against Argentina. Week 2 of the Volleyball Nations League is instead scheduled in Rotterdam in the Netherlands from 21 to 25 June; in the last leg of the intercontinental phase, Italy will play in Pasay City in the Philippines (July 4-8). The Quarter Finals will be played in Gdansk (Poland) on 19 and 20 July, the Semi-final on 23 July also in Gdansk and the Final also in Gdansk on 23 July.
These are the athletes included in the long list
Setters: Simone Giannelli, Riccardo Sbertoli, Paolo Porro, Marco Falaschi
Opposites: Yuri Romano’, Fabrizio Gironi, Alessandro Bovolenta, Lorenzo Sala, Tommaso Guzzo
Spikers: Daniele Lavia, Alessandro Michieletto, Tommaso Rinaldi, Francesco Recine, Mattia Bottolo, Giulio Magalini, Davide Gardini, Oreste Cavuto
Middle blockers: Simone Anzani, Roberto Russo, Gianluca Galassi, Leonardo Mosca, Giovanni Sanguinetti, Lorenzo Cortesia, Marco Vitelli, Edoardo Caneschi
Liberos: Fabio Balaso, Leonardo Scanferla, Filippo Federici, Alessandro Piccinelli, Damiano Catania.
