Lorenzo Magliano’s summer of sport is about to reach its climax. The 2005-born spiker for Alva Inox 2 Emme Service Porto Viro, captain of the Under-21 national team, is on the list of 14 players called up by coach Vincenzo Fanizza for the World Championships, scheduled for August 21st in Jiangmen, China.
Italy, the reigning vice-champion and fresh from qualifying for the 2026 European Championships, is in Pool D and will face Indonesia, Ukraine, France, Tunisia, and Argentina in the preliminary round.
This is Magliano’s second World Championship appearance, following his seventh-place finish at the 2023 Under-19 World Championships. The Far East trip will begin in the next few hours, departing from Fiumicino and heading to Tokyo for a training camp from August 11th to 15th.
Preliminary round match schedule (all matches kick off at 2:00 PM):
Thursday, August 21: Italy – Indonesia
Friday, August 22: Italy – Ukraine
Saturday, August 23: Italy – France
Monday, August 25: Italy – Tunisia
Tuesday, August 26: Italy – Argentina
Convocati: Tommaso Barotto (Cisterna Volley), Marco Fedrici (Volley Team Club), Diego Frascio (Volley Milano), Andrea Giani (Trentino Volley), Luca Loreti (You Energy Volley), Lorenzo Magliano (Delta Volley Porto Viro), Gabriele Mariani (Plus Volleyball), Pardo Mati (Modena Volley Punto Zero), Giacomo Selleri (Gabbiano Top Team Mantova), Gioele Adeola Taiwo (Libertas Brianza), Marco Valbusa (Verona Volley), Manuel Hristov Zlatanov (GS Porto Robur Costa 2030).
Staff: Vincenzo Fanizza (Primo Allenatore), Mario Di Pietro (Allenatore), Saverio Di Lascio (Allenatore), Pascal Laricchiuta (Fisioterapista), Alex Boncompagni (Medico), Daniele De Ceglia (Preparatore Atletico), Loris Palermo (Scout), Luca Mares (Team Manager).
