Lanza, Schulz, Bednorz Take Starring Roles as Italy, Poland Win
Filippo Lanza notched 20 points to pace the Italians in a four-set win, which snapped a two-match VNL skid for the team, while Poland showed its depth and bested Japan in every way to stay atop the VNL table as Damian Schulz and Bartosz Bednorz turned in all-around efforts.
Argentina Surprises Italy in Sweep, Canada Tops Iran in 4
Ryan Sclater and Stephen Maar turned in double-digit point tallies to lift Canada to its third straight VNL victory, while the home crowd finally left happy as the Argentines bested Italy in every way in a surprise sweep on Sunday to close out a three-match homestand.
Brazil Squeaks Past Germany; Zaytzev Lifts Italy to 3-0
2018 FIVB MEN’S VOLLEYBALL NATIONS LEAGUE – WEEK 1/POOL 4 May 25-27, 2018 Kraljevo Sports Hall, Kraljevo, Serbia (Capacity: 3,331)…
Zaytsev’s 32 Points Lift Italy Past #1 Brazil; Serbia Tops Germany 3-1
Italy served up 14 aces and put up 12 blocks, while Ivan Zaytsev racked up a tournament-best 32 points to lift the team past World #1 Brazil in five sets on Saturday. Drazen Luburic and Uros Kovacevic teamed up to lead Serbia to a four-set victory over Germany.
Italian Men Name 14-Man Roster for Volleyball Nations League Week 1
Ivan Zaytsev is back in the fold for the Italian men’s National Team.
Ivan Zaytsev, Osmany Juantorena Return to Italian National Team
Ivan Zaytsev (above) and Osmany Juantorena will bring some of the punch back to the Italian lineup this summer, though there are still key absences from the Blue.
Osmany Juantorena wins second Italian SuperLega MVP
Osmany Juantorena wins his 2nd Gazzetta trophy in a row by 1 point
Last round of the Italian SuperLega Wraps Up
Osmany Juantorena and Aleksander Atanasijevic race for Gazzetta trophy in last round of SuperLega
Italian Men: Modena makes a statement against rivals Lube Civitanova
Azimut Modena crushes 2nd place Lube Civitanova while other teams in Serie A had tougher victories in multiple 5 set games.
Italian Men’s League Among Best In The World With 74 National Teamers
The Italian Men’s League is undoubtedly one of the strongest men’s leagues in the world, but could it quite possibly be the best?