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Svanisce il sogno europeo della Nazionale maschile di De Giorgi, la Finlandia s’impone al tie-break

24 September

De Giorgi's men's national team's European dream fades as Finland prevails in a tie-break.

Alessandro Michieletto, Daniele Lavia, Ferdinand De Giorgi, John Sanguinetti, Italian Men's Volleyball, Mattia Bottolo, Simone Giannelli, Yuri Romanò

TURIN - Coach De Giorgi's men's national team saw its path to the semifinals blocked by Finland, after a hard-fought match that went point-for-point to a 13-15 tiebreaker. The Azzurri started well, winning the first set (25-21), but were forced to play catch-up after losing the next two sets (26-28, 16-25). A comeback seemed possible after closing the fourth set at 25-20, but in the end, the Scandinavians found the energy to hold their own against De Giorgi's men. A pipe from Mattia Bottolo set the score at 12-10 in the fifth set, but...

L’Italvolley maschile batte 3-0 la Danimarca e vola ai quarti degli Europei

20 September

The Italian men's volleyball team beats Denmark 3-0 and advances to the European Championship quarterfinals.

Daniele Lavia, Fabio Balaso, Ferdinand De Giorgi, John Sanguinetti, Men's National Volleyball Team, Pardo Mati, Simone Giannelli, Yuri Romanò

TURIN - Turin's PalaVela, packed with 7,580 spectators, celebrated a 3-0 victory over Denmark by De Giorgi's men's national team, securing a spot in the quarterfinals of the 2026 European Championships. The scores (25-22, 25-16, 25-11) reflected the Azzurri's clear dominance. Giannelli and his teammates have performed flawlessly so far, securing five wins in five group stage matches and tonight securing their sixth victory, their most significant yet, in their first do-or-die match against Knudsen's Danes. As for the starting lineup…

En plein Italvolley agli Europei, gli azzurri di De Giorgi a Torino per gli ottavi

17 September

Italian volleyball wins the European Championships, with De Giorgi's Azzurri in Turin for the round of 16.

Alessandro Michieletto, Daniele Lavia, Ferdinand De Giorgi, Gianluca Galassi, Italian Men's Volleyball, Pardo Mati, Simone Giannelli, Yuri Romanò

MODENA - Italy swept the board, winning their fifth and final match of the group stage against Slovenia. Thanks to a 3-2 victory (25-19, 25-22, 27-29, 19-25, 15-9), they can now focus on the round of 16, where they will face Denmark, who finished fourth in Pool C in Tampere, Finland, on Sunday the 20th at 9:05 PM. The national team, however, finished Pool A with 5 wins and 15 points. The Azzurri did well today against Fabio Soli's team, winning the first two sets and imposing their game, displaying solid volleyball. Slovenia, from...

Italvolley batte 3-1 la Cechia e fa poker di vittoria ai Campionati Europei

15 September

Italian volleyball beats Czechia 3-1 and makes it four victories at the European Championships

Daniele Lavia, Fabio Balaso, Ferdinand De Giorgi, John Sanguinetti, Italian Men's Volleyball, Simone Giannelli, Yuri Romanò

MODENA. The Italian men's volleyball team has won its fourth European Championship match. De Giorgi's Azzurri came from behind to defeat the Czech Republic 3-1 (25-23, 16-25, 20-25, 25-20) with a strong performance, consolidating their first place in Group A with 12 points, having mathematically advanced to the round of 16 following their victory against Slovakia. Today's victory for Giannelli and his teammates was a substantial one, coming after an intense and hard-fought match that entertained the Modena crowd (a sold-out crowd of 4,200) against a team that finished fourth at the 2025 World Championship. For the match,…

La Nazionale di De Giorgi batte 3-0 la Grecia a Eurovolley 2026

12 September

De Giorgi's national team beats Greece 3-0 at Eurovolley 2026.

Daniele Lavia, Ferdinand De Giorgi, John Sanguinetti, Italian Men's Volleyball, Simone Giannelli, Yuri Romanò

MODENA - The men's national team did not fail in the match against Greece, the first at the PalaPanini (sold out), the second after the success in the historic opening match in Naples, and thanks to a clear 3-0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-16) they gave themselves the second victory in as many matches played in Pool A of the 2026 European Championships. Today the Azzurri did well to resist even in the difficult moments of the sets, to then impose their game and to concede little in the third and decisive set to the Greek team coached by Konstantinos Christofidelis, who suffered their second defeat after the 3-1…

ItalVolley di Ferdinando De Giorgi a caccia dell’Europa e del pass per Los Angeles 2028

09 September

Ferdinando De Giorgi's ItalVolley is chasing Europe and a ticket to Los Angeles 2028.

Alessandro Michieletto, Daniele Lavia, Fabio Balaso, Ferdinand De Giorgi, Francesco Sani, Gabriele Laurenzano, Gianluca Galassi, John Sanguinetti, Julio Velasco, Kamil Rychlicki, Los Angeles 2028, Luca Porro, Mattia Bottolo, Pardo Mati, Richard Sbertoli, Simone Giannelli, Yuri Romanò

NAPLES - After the silver medal won by coach Julio Velasco's women's team, head coach Ferdinando De Giorgi has announced the 14-man squad for the European Men's Volleyball Championships. The event, scheduled from Wednesday, September 9th to Saturday, September 26th, will be hosted by four countries (Italy, Bulgaria, Finland, and Romania) and, in addition to the continental title, will also award the winning team a ticket to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. The head coach's selections include setters Simone Giannelli and Riccardo Sbertoli, spikers Mattia Bottolo, Daniele Lavia, Alessandro Michieletto, Francesco Sani, and Luca Porro, middle blockers Gianluca Galassi, Giovanni Sanguinetti, and Pardo Mati, opposite hitters Kamil Rychlicki and Yuri Romanò, and liberos Fabio Balaso and Gabriele Laurenzano. The continental tournament will begin for Italy on Thursday, September 10th with the opening match...

Alla FIPAV Cup Men Elite il set più lungo nella storia della pallavolo

27 Aug

The longest set in volleyball history at the FIPAV Cup Men Elite.

Daniele Lavia, Ferdinand De Giorgi, FIPAV Cup Men Elite, John Sanguinetti, Kamil Rychlicki, Mattia Bottolo, Richard Sbertoli, Yuri Romanò

A record-breaking set in the first match of the FIPAV Cup Men Elite, an international tournament featuring Italy, Germany, Cuba, and Brazil. The men's national team, led by De Giorgi, came from behind to defeat Germany in a tiebreaker, but more importantly, they played out a first set that lasted an hour and a half. The set, which ended 66-64 in favor of Germany, sets the record for the longest set in volleyball history. It broke the previous record set in the 2026 VNL for the match between Argentina and Poland, which ended 50-48 in 62 minutes of play on the 28th.