The Italian national team, coached by Ferdinando De Giorgi, returns on court for the 2025 Volleyball Nations League Quarterfinals, with the Azzurri taking on Cuba tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. Italian time in Ningbo, China.
The complete VNL standings
After four consecutive wins in Week 3 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Italy qualified for the VNL Finals, thanks to their second-place finish. Cuba, however, finished seventh.
The complete 2025 VNL schedule
The match between the Italian and Cuban teams will open the VNL Quarterfinals: Brazil and China will face each other tomorrow afternoon, while on Thursday, France will face Slovenia and Japan will face Poland.
Whoever advances between Italy and Cuba will face the winner of the France-Slovenia match in the semifinals, scheduled for 1:00 PM on Saturday, August 2nd.
Below is the list of 14 players called up for the Finals di Volleyball Nations League.
Palleggiatori: Simone Giannelli (Sir Susa Vim Perugia), Riccardo Sbertoli (Itas Trentino).
Centrali: Simone Anzani (Valsa Group Modena), Gianluca Galassi (Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza), Giovanni Gargiulo (Cucine Lube Civitanova), Giovanni Sanguinetti (Valsa Group Modena).
Schiacciatori: Mattia Bottolo (Cucine Lube Civitanova), Daniele Lavia (Itas Trentino), Alessandro Michieletto (Itas Trentino), Luca Porro (Valsa Group Modena).
Opposti: Yuri Romanò (Fakel Yamal – RUS), Kamil Rychlicki (Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle – POL).
Liberi: Fabio Balaso (Cucine Lube Civitanova), Domenico Pace (Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza).
VNL 2025 Tabellone Finals, Ningbo (Cina)
Mercoledì 30 luglio – Quarti di Finale
Ore 9.00: Italia – Cuba
Ore 13.00: Brasile – Cina
Giovedì 31 luglio – Quarti di Finale
Ore 9.00: Francia – Slovenia
Ore 13.00: Giappone – Polonia
Sabato 2 agosto – Semifinali
Ore 9.00: Semifinale 1
Ore 13.00: Semifinale 2
Domenica 3 agosto – Finali
Ore 9.00: Finale 3°/4° Posto
Ore 13.00: Finale 1°/2° Posto
