Between August 28 and September 16, in Italy and Bulgaria, the Azzurri national team reigning champion will defend the European title with two athletes from Cucine Lube Civitanova on the roster. Head Coach Fefè De Giorgi today issued the call-ups for the continental event including in the 14 list the libero Fabio Balaso and the spiker Mattia Bottolo, among the protagonists at the Memorial Wagner won in Krakow a few days ago. The centre-back Simone Anzani, the leading athlete of the Italian selection, remains out, stopped in the pits due to a heart problem that we will try to resolve in the next few days. Italy is in Pool A with Belgium, Estonia, Germany, Serbia and Switzerland. In the field between Bologna, Perugia and Ancona.
The squad of the Italian national team
Setters: Simone Giannelli, Riccardo Sbertoli.
Opposites: Alessandro Bovolenta, Yuri Romanò.
Spikers: Mattia Bottolo, Daniele Lavia, Alessandro Michieletto, Tommaso Rinaldi.
Headquarters: Gianluca Galassi, Leandro Mosca, Roberto Russo, Giovanni Sanguinetti.
Liberos: Fabio Balaso, Leonardo Scanferla.
The other groups
POOL B
• Bulgaria
• Finland
• Slovenia
• Ukraine
• Croatia
• Spain
POOL C
• North Macedonia
• Montenegro
• Poland
• Holland
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
POOL D
• Israel
• Romania
• France
• Türkiye
• Portugal
• Greece
Azzurri calendar in Pool A
Monday 28 August 2023, 9 pm in Bologna
Belgium – Italy
Thursday 31 August 2023, 9 pm in Perugia
Estonia – Italy
Friday 1 September 2023, 9 pm in Ancona
Serbia – Italy
Monday 4 September 2023, 9 pm in Ancona
Italy – Switzerland
Wednesday 6 September 2023, 9 pm in Ancona
Germany – Italy
