VNL, 30 Azzurri summoned by Ferdinando De Giorgi

There are 30 Azzurri called up by Ferdinando de Giorgi for Volleyball Nations League 2025. The coach of ’Italvolley announced the official list during the press conference to present the Italian nationals, being held at the Testori Auditorium in Palazzo Lombardia.

Italy will make its debut in Québec City (June 11-15) where they will find on their way: Bulgaria, Germany, France and Argentina. In the next stage Giannelli and teammates will be engaged in Chicago, (United States, June 25-30) to face Poland, China, Brazil and the United States. In the third week of play, scheduled in Ljubljana, Slovenia, July 16-20, the men’s national team will take the court against: Serbia, Ukraine, Slovenia, and the Netherlands. The Final 8 will be played in Ningbo (China) from July 30 to August 3.

The 30 Azzurri summoned by Velasco:

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Ball players: Mattia Boninfante, Simone Giannelli, Paolo Porro, Riccardo Sbertoli.
Setters: Mattia Bottolo, Davide Gardini, Tim Held, Daniela Lavia, Alessandro Michieletto, Luca Porro, Francesco Recine, Francesco Sani.
Centrals: Simone Anzani, Riccardo Caneschi, Francesco Comparoni, Lorenzo Cortesia, Giovanni Gargiulo, Roberto Russo, Giovanni Sanguinetti.
Opposites: Alessandro Bovolenta, Fabrizio Gironi, Giulio Pinali, Yuri Romanò, Kamil Rychilicki.
Liberi: Fabio Balaso, Marco Gaggini, Gabriele Laurenzano, Domenico Pace.