Allianz Milano, the latest market coup is Jacopo Larizza

Jacopo Larizza in Milan

Coming in the week before the start of the 2024/2025 SuperLega Credem Banca season is the latest addition to Allianz Milano. Allianz Milano president Lucio Fusaro wanted to make a gift to the many fans of coach Roberto Piazza’s team. He is the central player from Marche, Jacopo Larizza, in his last season at Cucine Lube Civitanova, a team with which he had won the Scudetto and Coppa Italia in 2021.

A 204-centimeter, 26-year-old center, Larizza already has eight Serie A championships behind him, four in Superleague (three years at Lube and one in Taranto) and as many in A2 (Bergamo, Santa Croce and Potenza Picena). The Macerata center has participated in numerous national team collegials from the youth categories up to Fefè De Giorgi’s senior category.

Larizza completes a quartet of centerbacks that has few comparisons in Italy and Europe, namely captain Matteo Piano, Edoardo Caneschi, Jordan Schnitzer and precisely Jacopo Larizza. By virtue of the regulations, as Larizza was signed after the Volley Mercato closed, he will be able to be deployed from the fourth day of SuperLega Credem Banca, that is, from the always awaited external derby against Mint Vero Volley Monza.