Italvolley: Julio Velasco, clear message on his future and that of his deputies

Italvolley: Julio Velasco, clear message about his future and that of his deputies

Big party in Linate for the volleyball girls, who landed in Italy after the historic gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Many are questioning the future of coach Julio Velasco, who with his trusted collaborators Massimo Barbolini and Lorenzo Bernardi has guided Paola Egonu and the Azzurre to success, transforming them after the difficulties of last year.

"Do I stay after the victory in Paris? I think so; I just said that reflection has to be done because I am not a kid. This week thereò for no one, I wonò answerò to no one, but a reflection should always be done when you finish a course, maybe even the older girls will".

With Velasco, Barbolini and Lorenzo Bernardi will also have to stay: "I couldn’t do the 1989 job without collaborators, it would be too hard", he told Sky.

For Velasco, the victory at the Olympics è just "the beginning of a qualitative leap" of the women’s movement, very important for volleyball in terms of quantity" and quality". All that was missing was such a headline to get more popularity, articles in newspapers and sponsors: I hope that all this will turn into a support for small societies where little girls start playing".