After the week of preparation in Canada, which saw the Italian National Team face the Canadian one again in two friendly matches (two victories for Italy, the first 3-1 and the second at the tie-break), it is time for the Volleyball Nations League 2025 for the Azzurri, who are waiting for the commitments of Week 2.
The complete VNL ranking
The United States, in particular Chicago, will be the venue for the second week of challenges in the VNL, with Italy making their debut tomorrow, Wednesday 25 June (7:30 pm Italian time) against Poland (currently leading the general ranking), with live coverage on DAZN and VBTV.
The complete VNL 2025 schedule
Then, three more matches for Giannelli and his teammates: on Friday 27, at 11:00 pm, the match against China, followed 24 hours later by the match against Brazil. Week 2 will close with a match against the hosts of the United States (at 2:30 on Monday 30 June).
Compared to Week 1, there are five new additions to Ferdinando De Giorgi’s roster, who will be able to count on: Fabio Balaso, Gianluca Galassi, Daniele Lavia, Alessandro Michieletto and Riccardo Sbertoli. The five athletes have taken the place of Domenico Pace, Simone Anzani, Francesco Sani, Francesco Recine and Mattia Boninfante.
Below is the calendar of the Italian National Team, with the Italian game times. Below is the list of the 14 players called up for Week 2 of VNL.
Week 2 (Chicago, Stati Uniti) – Pool 1
Mercoledì 25 giugno 2025, ore 19.30
Italia – Polonia
Venerdì 27 giugno 2025, ore 23.00
Italia – Cina
Sabato 28 giugno 2025, ore 23.00
Italia – Brasile
Lunedì 30 giugno 2025, ore 2.30
Italia – Stati Uniti
I 14 convocati per la Week 2
(Le squadre specificate fanno riferimento alla stagione sportiva 2024/25)
Palleggiatori: Simone Giannelli (Sir Susa Vim Perugia), Riccardo Sbertoli (Itas Trentino).
Centrali: Giovanni Gargiulo (Cucine Lube Civitanova), Lorenzo Cortesia (Rana Verona), Giovanni Sanguinetti (Valsa Group Modena), Gianluca Galassi (Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza).
Schiacciatori: Mattia Bottolo (Cucine Lube Civitanova), Alessandro Michieletto (Itas Trentino), Daniele Lavia (Itas Trentino), Luca Porro (Sonepar Padova).
Opposti: Yuri Romanò (Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza), Kamil Rychlicki (Itas Trentino).
Liberi: Gabriele Laurenzano (Itas Trentino), Fabio Balaso (Cucine Lube Civitanova).
