It’s the eve of the Volleyball Nations League for the Italian national team, which, starting tomorrow – Wednesday, July 16 – will be in Ljubljana, Slovenia, for Week 3 of the VNL 2025. The Azzurri will debut at 4:30 pm against Serbia, in a crucial week to secure a spot in the Finals in Ningbo, China, scheduled for July 30 to August 3.
The complete VNL standings
Tomorrow afternoon’s match, which can be watched live on DAZN and VBTV, features De Giorgi’s Italy team currently in third place in the standings after the first two weeks of play. The match against Serbia will be followed by matches against Ukraine and Slovenia, while the final match of Week 3 will see Giannelli and his teammates take on the Netherlands on Sunday at 4:30 pm.
Week 3 (Lubiana, Slovenia) – Pool 8
Mercoledì 16 luglio 2025, ore 16.30
Italia – Serbia
Giovedì 17 luglio 2025, ore 16.30
Italia – Ucraina
Sabato 19 luglio 2025, ore 20.30
Italia – Slovenia
Domenica 20 luglio 2025, ore 16.30
Italia – Olanda
Week 3
Palleggiatori: Simone Giannelli (Sir Susa Vim Perugia), Riccardo Sbertoli (Itas Trentino).
Centrali: Gianluca Galassi (Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza), Giovanni Gargiulo (Cucine Lube Civitanova), Simone Anzani (Valsa Group Modena), Edoardo Caneschi (Allianz Milano).
Schiacciatori: Mattia Bottolo (Cucine Lube Civitanova), Alessandro Michieletto (Itas Trentino), Daniele Lavia (Itas Trentino), Luca Porro (Sonepar Padova).
Opposti: Alessandro Bovolenta (Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza), Kamil Rychlicki (Itas Trentino).
Liberi: Domenico Pace (Cisterna Volley), Fabio Balaso (Cucine Lube Civitanova).
