Middle blocker Gianluca Galassi and libero Domenico Pace, players for Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza, will be leading the Italian men’s national team at the World Championships taking place in the Philippines from September 12th to 28th.
Coach Ferdinando De Giorgi has officially announced the list of 14 athletes who will participate in the 21st World Championships just hours before the start of the tournament.
The list of 14 Italian players
Setters: Simone Giannelli, Riccardo Sbertoli
Middle hitters: Gianluca Galassi, Simone Anzani, Giovanni Gargiulo, Roberto Russo
Spikers: Mattia Bottolo, Alessandro Michieletto, Luca Porro, Francesco Sani
Opposite hitters: Kamil Rychlicki, Yuri Romanò
Free hitters: Fabio Balaso, Domenico Pace
The coaching staff is composed of Ferdinando De Giorgi (Head Coach), Massimo Caponeri (Second Coach), Marco Meoni (Assistant Coach), Nicola Giolito (Athletic Trainer), Marco Penza (Doctor), Franceco Alfatti and Fabio Rossin (Physiotherapists), Ivan Contrario (Scoutman), Giacomo Giretto (Team Manager), Giuliano Bergamaschi (Pedagogist).
The Azzurri’s schedule for the first round (Italian time)
Pool F Smart Arena Coliseum (Quezon City)
Sunday, September 14, 3:30 PM: Italy vs. Algeria
Tuesday, September 16, 3:30 PM: Italy vs. Belgium
Thursday, September 18, 3:30 PM: Italy vs. Ukraine
