Still twenty-five years old (on August 14th), 196 centimeters tall, he’s a spiker by trade: a true Veronese, in love with “the beauty of Rome,” he chose Cisterna for many good reasons, which he himself will explain. Cisterna Volley’s fourth signing of this transfer window (after Peng, Federici, and Amaranto) is Giulio Magalini, who has signed a two-year contract.
A regular on the national team (he returned yesterday from the Italian national team training camp in Cavalese Val di Fiemme), last year he wore the jersey of Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina. He arrived on the Adriatic coast after two seasons in Trento, where he carved out a niche for himself despite the presence of Michieletto and Lavia on the spikers, becoming first the European Champion and then the Italian Champion.
His career began at 16, when he decided to put football aside to dedicate himself solely to volleyball. I grew up between the court and the arena, and on both sides my department was always the attack. At a certain point I had to decide and choose volleyball, and I think I was right. Reaching the Superleague and wearing the blue jersey is the dream of anyone who plays volleyball: I succeeded. Cisterna represents a starting point for me. I had a good time in Grottazzolina, but it didn’t end the way we wanted. I was given the opportunity to stay in A1, even considering more than one destination. To be honest, I chose Cisterna first of all because the project appealed to me, I consider it perfect for me; and then, naturally, as happens in these cases, I considered several factors. I know Alessandro Fanizza well, we are friends, and if someone like him tells me that you’re happy in this club, I have to believe him. I also know Salsi and Guzzo; like Fanizza, they spoke highly of the environment; they left but still had kind words to say. And then the sea is nearby, the food is good, and with a Rome is half an hour away by car: I played for Club Italia for a year, and I fell in love with the Eternal City.”
