The Brazilian coach desperately wanted to sign them and his desire has come true. Indeed Evandro and Maurizio Castellano, who both played last season in Greece at Aris, have agreed to terms with Castellana Grotte for the coming season.

Evandro (Motta Marcondes Guerra) is an outside hitter of 207 cm. The powerful player gathered many caps with brazil and has already played under coach Lattari, at Florianopolis, where they won the Brazilian Cup. Castellano has already played under Lattari too in Taranto. He also had experiences in Loreto, Naples, Modena, Treviso, where he won the title in 2001, Piacenza and Parma. He made his debut with the national team in 2000 and won the World League.