The third week of preparation for Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza opens this afternoon in the weight room, which will remain orphaned of its national teams for most of the preseason. While the European Championship is in the quarter-finals tonight with Romanò and Scanferla’s Italy playing against the Netherlands of the new red and white Robbert Andringa, the red and white team continues to work at full speed. The focus is on the first joint training session of the season against Consoli Sferc Brescia, an A2 team, scheduled for Friday 15 September (warm-up at 5pm start) at PalabancaSport (free entry).

In the meantime, the red and whites continue to load up in the gym and train with progressive intensity. And on Friday the first joint training session with the A2 team from Brescia with Andrea Anastasi’s group who will want to express some outlines of play on the field after three weeks of training and despite the absence of several players.

From tomorrow some youth players will be added to the group: spikers Manuel Zlatanov (born 2008), Leonardo Alessi (2007), Andrea Emiliani (2006), center back Daniel Imokhai (2005), opposite player Leonardo Rocca (2005), setter Tommaso Artioli (2006), libero Lorenzo Zanellotti (2006).

Weekly work schedule

Tuesday: rest, weights

Wednesday: technique, technique

Thursday: rest, technique

Friday: weights, Consoli Sferc Brescia test match (5pm at PalabancaSport)

Saturday: technique, technique

Sunday: rest, rest