Gas Sales Bluenergy Sitting Volley is the Italian runner-up. The final of the Italian Sitting Volleyball Championship in Reggio Emilia ended in defeat for Gas Sales Bluenergy Sitting Volley, but not without showing everything on the court: energy, determination, and a big heart.
Santi Ortopedie Nola prevailed, winning the championship with a score of 3-0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-17), demonstrating solidity and precision throughout the match. A match in which Gas Sales Bluenergy Sitting Volley attempted to react, to hold on to the score, but was never able to truly dent their opponents’ confidence. Nola adds its name to the event’s roll of honor for the umpteenth time.
Regardless of the final result, the value of an extraordinary journey remains. Gas Sales Bluenergy Sitting Volley managed to reach the final round of the championship, championing not only their colors but also the most authentic values of sport: inclusion, passion, and resilience.
The Reggio Emilia field was the setting for much more than a final: it was a tale of sacrifice, training, smiles, and challenges overcome together. A journey that leaves us with pride and confidence, and represents a starting point for coming back even stronger.
The setback in the final doesn’t erase what the red and white team has built: a true group, capable of exciting and representing the deepest meaning of Sitting Volleyball.
Gas Sales Bluenergy Sitting Volley reached the finals with a comeback victory over SDP Fermana 3-2 (21-25, 25-19, 23-25, 25-20, 15-10) in the semifinals, while Santi Ortopedie defeated VS ASD Fiano Romano 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-20).
Pasquale D’Aniello, the Technical Director of the national Sitting Volleyball teams and the coach of the women’s national team, and Marcello Marchesi, the coach of the men’s national team, were also present in Reggio Emilia, having closely followed the semifinals of the event.
In the 3rd-4th place final, played on Saturday after the semifinals, Fermana won with a resounding 3-0 (25-21, 31-29, 25-21) victory over ASD Fiano Romano.
Giovanni Marani (Head Coach): “The Italian championship ended with a well-deserved second place, a season our team enjoyed that made me very proud. A renewed roster, featuring some absolute rookies on the Sitting Volleyball courts, managed to earn a truly important silver medal set after set, match after match, from outsiders.
Il roster di Gas Sales Bluenergy Sotting Volley: Federico Comparoni, Davide Aielli Chiesa, Giuseppe Luigi La Montagna, Simone Burzacchi, William Brasina, Mattia Canali, Luigi Russo, Giovanni Maria Monteverdi, Mady Kante, Massimo Zileri, Angelo Gelati, Pierluigi Mancino, Giuseppe Siddiolo, Stefano Belfiore. All. Giovanni Marani e Vincenzo Gagliardi.
Albo d’oro
2017 (Pesaro): 1° Pallavolo Missaglia, 2° Nola Città dei Gigli, 3° S. Lucia Tor Sapienza-Asd Rotonda Volley
2018 (Pisa): 1° Fonte Eur Roma, 2° Pallavolo Missaglia, 3° Scuola Pallavolo Fermana
2019 (Modena): 1° Besana Nola Città dei Gigli, 2° Fonte Eur Roma, 3° Groupama Brembate
2020 Edizione non disputata
2021 (P. del Garda – VR): 1° Nola Città dei Gigli, 2° Fonte Roma EUR, 3° Cedacri Sitting Volley GiocoParma
2022 (Budrio – BO): 1° Nola Città dei Gigli, 2° Alta Resa Pordenone, 3° Cedacri Sitting Volley GiocoParma
2023 (Parma): 1° L’Abbondanza del pane Nola, 2° Cedacri Sitting Volley GiocoParma, 3° Synergie Fermana
2024 (Parma): 1° Nola Città dei Gigli, 2° Scuola Pallavolo Fermana, 3° GiocoParma
2025 (Pomigliano d’Arco): 1° Nola Città dei Gigli, 2° Pallavolo Fermana, 3° Cedacri Gioco Parma VCCesena
2026 Reggio Emilia: 1° I Santi Ortopedie Nola, 2° Gas Sales Bluenergy Sitting Volley, 3° SDP Fermana
