The first official red and white moment of spiker Stephen Maar and setter Nicola Salsi was held today late in the morning at Nordmeccanica S.p.A. of the Cerciello family, historic company and world leader in the production of flexible packaging.

Nordmeccanica S.p.A., Gold Sponsor of Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza for five seasons will also be alongside the company of president Elisabetta Curti in the next one.

At the table of speakers present – with the players – Vincenzo Cerciello Vice President of Nordmeccanica S.p.A. Gold Sponsor of the team, Giuseppe Bongiorni Vice President of Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza and Yuri Romanò opposite of the red and white team. In the room, among others, Pietro Boselli Deputy General Manager of Banca di Piacenza, Arianna Burzoni owner of BFT, Erika Manfredi and Nicola Rancati of Adecco.

Stephen Maar: “I’m excited and happy, playing in Piacenza has always been very tough, now it will be my arena, we have a team to win, I arrived with a lot of enthusiasm. I see a very positive climate, I’m happy because I see a lot of enthusiasm and a great desire to get to know each other, here there are more players with different physical and technical characteristics and this will be very useful during the season.”

Nicola Salsi: “After a season in Austria I returned to Italy in a reality that I have savored in recent days as being very beautiful and professional, I am arriving recharged, there is a lot of enthusiasm, we can’t wait to get serious. The goal is always to win, the group will be decisive especially in moments when things may not go very well.”

Yuri Romanò: “The objectives are important and we have all the means to be protagonists in a season that I predict will be very balanced. We want to improve compared to last season, I see an excellent climate, a good team group can be born. Brizard? I just congratulated him, he made history because winning two consecutive gold medals at the Olympics is truly exceptional.”