Men’s Volleyball Nations League 2024, the adventure of the Azzurri kicks off.
VNL kicking off
Everything is ready for the debut of the men’s tournament of the Volleyball Nations League 2024, starting on Tuesday, May 21, with Antalya (Turkey) and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) hosting the two eight-team groups for the first week of the competition.
An unmissable event for all fans who will be able to follow the stars of world volleyball without missing a single action: in addition to the matches of the Azzurri led by Ferdinando De Giorgi, all matches will be broadcast live and on-demand on VBTV, the official Over-The-Top (OTT) live streaming platform of Volleyball World and official broadcaster of the VNL.
After victories in the two friendlies against Serbia and Turkey, the team captained by Simone Giannelli and seeking an Olympic pass makes its debut in the competition on Wednesday May 22 at 10:30 p.m. in Rio De Janeiro against Germany. The Italian national team’s schedule for the first week of the VNL continues with the match against Iran on May 24 at 10:30 p.m., while on May 25 at 7:00 p.m. the spotlight is on the challenge with Japan of Yuki Ishikawa and Ran Takahashi, among the protagonists of the last Italian championship. Closing the program, on Sunday May 26 at 3:00 p.m., the match against the hosts of Brazil, which promises spectacle with the greenoro stars led by “Bernardinho” Rezende, back on the bench of the Brazilian national team.
Among the not-to-be-missed challenges is the top clash USA – Poland scheduled May 22 at 7 p.m.: The top two teams in the world rankings will, in fact, open the tournament with a match of great emotions.
The stakes of the tournament è very high and every challenge è crucial for the qualification to the Olympic Games in Paris. Italy is currently in third place in the FIVB ranking, right behind the already qualified USA and Poland, a ranking that will be constantly updated depending on the results obtained by the National teams on the court. Every point è decisive.
The roster of 14 players summoned by the National Team’s technical commissioner, Ferdinando De Giorgi, who has been confirmed until the end of the 2025-2026 season as a result of the extraordinary results achieved in recent years, promises to provide great excitement to spectators while playing for the Olympic qualification to Paris 2024.
The updated Ranking and complete schedule of all matches of the VNL 2024 è available on the official website and all matches will be broadcast live and available on-demand on VBTV where it will also be possible to review all matches and highlights of the most exciting moments of the competition.
