‘Stakanovista’, determined, incredibly discreet and taciturn, Monza’s spiker Jeroen Rauwerdink, had excellent performances of late, especially against Verona: 54% in attack, 15 points and 57% in reception. In less than five days he will meet his teammate in the national team, Roberto Horstink, from Treviso.

“We’ll have to be very careful – said Rauwerdink – Ricardo is unpredictable, and we’ll have to watch out Fei and Horstink. If we can contain their attack, we’ll certainly have a better chance to beat them”.