Leonardo Scanferla, the opposite Yuri Romanò and the spiker Francesco Recine are among the 14 athletes chosen by the Technical Commissioner Ferdinando De Giorgi to take part in the world championship scheduled in Poland and Slovenia from 26 August to 11 September.
The Technical Commissioner Ferdinando De Giorgi has therefore resolved the last doubt regarding the role of free with the red and white Leonardo Scanferla who will participate in the World Championships.
The team will leave Cuneo this afternoon to reach Milan where they will train at the Centro Federale Pavesi until Tuesday 23 August. The departure for Slovenia is set for Wednesday 24.
“It is never easy to exclude some guys – said the Technical Commissioner Ferdinando De Giorgi – and to interrupt a dream, especially when the World Championship is shortly after, but unfortunately this is also my job. When I make choices these are always dictated by the technical and physical aspects, but of course I also take into account the balance of the group and consequently the usefulness of each individual athlete for the team. It is important to remember that for many boys it will be their first experience in a world championship and this is a factor on which we will work “.
These are the athletes called.
Middle Blockers: Simone Anzani, Gianluca Galassi, Leandro Mosca, Roberto Russo
Liberos: Fabio Balaso, Leonardo Scanferla
Opposites: Giulio Pinali, Yuri Romanò
Setters: Simone Giannelli (captain), Riccardo Sbertoli
Spikers: Mattia Bottolo, Daniele Lavia, Alessandro Michieletto, Francesco Recine
