Opposite Yuri Romanò and libero Leonardo Scanferla will take part with the Italy shirt in the Olympic qualifying tournament that the national team will play in Rio de Janeiro from 30 September to 8 October.

The two players of Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza were included by the technical commissioner Ferdinando De Giorgi in the group of 14 who will wear the blue in search of the pass for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Technical Commissioner Ferdinando De Giorgi confirmed the 14 athletes of the continental review.

The men’s national team, fresh from winning the silver medal in the European Championships, is already ready to turn the page and is looking towards the last commitment of the season: the Olympic qualifying tournament which will see the Azzurri as protagonists in Rio de Janeiro from 30 September to 8 October (Pool A).

The top two in the pool will qualify for the Paris 2024 Games (played using the round robin formula).

Palleggiatori: Simone Giannelli, Riccardo Sbertoli.

Schiacciatori: Mattia Bottolo, Daniele Lavia, Alessandro Michieletto, Tommaso Rinaldi.

Centrali: Gianluca Galassi, Leandro Mosca, Roberto Russo, Giovanni Sanguinetti.

Opposti: Alessandro Bovolenta, Yuri Romanò.

Liberi: Fabio Balaso, Leonardo Scanferla

Lo staff

Ferdinando De Giorgi (Commissario Tecnico), Massimo Caponeri (2° allenatore), Nicola Giolito (Ass. Allenatore, Preparatore Atletico), Ivan Contrario (Scoutman), Vittorio Sacripanti (Dirigente accompagnatore), Piero Benelli (Medico), Sebastiano Cencini (Fisioterapista), Francesco Alfatti (Fisioterapista), Giuliano Bergamaschi (Pedagogista), Giacomo Giretto (Team Manager)