The Italian Volleyball Federation, on the advice of the CT Ferdinando De Giorgi, has called, from Tuesday 17 to Friday 27 May 2022, in Cavalese (TN), the imddle blocker of Vero Volley Monza Gianluca Galassi, for an international stage with the Italian men’s representative. . On 25 and 26 May the Italian national team will play two friendlies with the Bulgarian national team to carry on the work in view of the Volleyball Nations League, scheduled from 8 June to 10 July in Ottawa (Canada, 8-12 June), Quezon City (Philippines, 22-26 June) and Gdansk (Poland, 5-10 July). The Finals, as known, are scheduled in Casalecchio di Reno (BO) from 20 to 24 July.

This is the list of athletes called: Marco Falaschi, Gabriele Di Martino, Fabrizio Gironi (Prisma Gioiella Taranto); Yuri Romanò, Leandro Mosca (Allianz Milano); Alessandro Piccinelli, Simone Giannelli – from 23 May (Sir Safety Conad Perugia); Mattia Bottolo, Marco Vitelli (Kioene Padova); Lorenzo Cortesia (Verona Volley); Gianluca Galassi (Vero Volley Monza); Francesco Recine, Leonardo Scanferla (Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza); Matteo Lusetti (Synergy Mondovì); Giacomo Raffaelli (Top Volley Cisterna).