With two weeks to go until the start of the Regular Season, Cucine Lube Civitanova is finally fully equipped. The return to the gym of the last three players from the World Championship Final is crucial: world champions Fabio Balaso and Mattia Bottolo, as well as world runner-up Alex Nikolov, the top scorer in the Asian tournament.

The red and whites are warming up for the Jesi Volley Cup, scheduled at the PalaTriccoli in Jesi on Saturday, October 11th (semifinal at 8:30 pm against Allianz Milano) and Sunday, October 12th.

I’m happy to be here and to see the impact I’ve made after a great summer. I can’t wait to get started, get to know my teammates, and fit in as best as possible to find the right connection. I’ve seen some of them several times at the World Cup. We won the group against Italy with a good performance, but then the Azzurri redeemed themselves in the quarterfinals, eliminating us with a top-notch performance.