The Italian national team will be fully assembled for the games on Monday

Yesterday's news about the exclusion of middle blocker Simone Anzani from the "Squadra Azzurra" roster was followed by another, also related to medical examinations, according to the websitevolleyball.it.

However, Lorenzo Cortesia, called to replace former captain Anzani, was initially not in head coach Ferdinando De Giorgi's final plans, as the "Azzurri" coach had Galassi, Russo, Mosca, and Sanguinetti in the middle. Awaiting official confirmation, it appears that the temporary call-up of the 24-year-old middle blocker from Verona was actually influenced by the injury of another of the four middle blockers present in Val Di Fiemme.

This refers to Cortesia's teammate at Verona, Leandro Mosca, who has a shoulder injury and is awaiting an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). This turn of events may finalize the roster of the Italian men's national team for the Paris Olympic Games, which start at the end of this month.

Currently, the "Squadra Azzurra" roster for the French capital is as follows, pending officialization on Monday:

Setters:Simone Giannelli and Riccardo Sbertoli

Opposites:Yuri Romanò and Alessandro Bovolenta

Outside Hitters:Alessandro Michieletto, Daniele Lavia, Mattia Bottolo and Luca Porro

Middle Blockers:Gianluca Galassi, Roberto Russo and Giovanni Sanguinetti

Liberos:Fabio Balaso

Reserve:Gabriele Laurenzano

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