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Lorenzo Bernardi, from Igor Volley Novara comes a clear message

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Despite the success in the Champions League against Budowlani Lodz, the atmosphere at Igor Volley Novara is still tense, partly because the club is grappling with rumors regarding coach Lorenzo Bernardi, whose continuation of his adventure with the Piedmontese club was reportedly called into question after the Italian Cup semifinal loss to Conegliano. The club, however, wanted to sweep away the doubts with a statement released on Friday, in which it confirmed that it wants to unite around its head coach.

“In the face of rumors reported in recent days by various media, both trade and non-trade, Igor Volleyball wishes to clarify that despite the disappointment for the defeat suffered in the Italian Cup semifinal, there remains total unity of purpose between the club, the team, the technical and medical staff – reads the note -. All parties involved are working jointly to turn disappointment into positive charge and finish the season”.

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There is another Chinese athlete in the sights of Vero Volley Milano.
This is Wu Mengjie, a 1.95-meter-tall, 2002-class female dunker, currently joining Jiangsu Zhongtian Steel.
With her club, she won the national title of the China Women’s Super League 2024-25.

Lead the ranking also in the first phase of the 2025-26 tournament.

Wu took part in the Chinese expedition to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, but without taking the field as a starter.
According to market rumors, the club led by Alessandra Marzari would have already made an offer to secure his engagement.
It’s not the first time Milan has set its sights on a Chinese dunker.

In recent months Li Yingying had been courted.
After arriving in Italy, she had failed medical examinations and returned to her homeland.
Meanwhile, there is also talk of confirmations around Paola Egonu.

In particular as libero should remain in the second line Eleonora Fersino.

In the director’s box is going towards the confirmation of Francesca Bosio.

“Rumors of an imminent change in the coaching staff also turn out to be unfounded in this regard: as against Lodz, Pesaro will be led by Lorenzo Bernardi, who is bound to the club by an existing contract until June 2027. The management has full confidence in the work of everyone as well as in the potential of the team, which was set up in the summer with important ambitions” concludes Igor Volley Novara, thus confirming in toto the staff that has been leading the CEV Cup-holding team for two and a half years.

In the league, Novara is in fifth place after 21 days, in the middle of the playoff zone with 43 points. Bernardi&#8217s team is also involved in the 2025-2026 edition of the Women&#8217s Champions League, placed in Group B along with Fenerbahce, Budowlani Lodz and Benfica and already certain, with one match still to be played, to play the playoff d’access to the quarters.

Igor Volleyball’s February schedule includes an away match against Vallefoglia on Sunday 1, the final Champions League group match against Benfica three days later and the last four days of the Serie A1 2025-2026 regular season against Vero Volley Milano, Macerata, Cuneo and Florence.

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