The Italian national volleyball team defeated Canada 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-22) in a friendly match played at PEPS de l’Université Laval in Quebec City, which will also host the "Azzurri" training sessions during their first week in Canada. Giannelli and his teammates tested their form against the Canadian team in a warm-up match, which provided Italy's head coach, Ferdinando De Giorgi, with important indications before the first Volleyball Nations League match against Bulgaria (on June 11th at 11:00 AM local time, 6:00 PM Bulgarian time).

🏐 Match Result

Italy - Canada: 3:0
Sets: 25-20, 25-22, 25-22
Set duration: 27’, 29’, 24’
Venue: PEPS de l’Université Laval, Quebec City
Occasion: Preparation before the start of the Volleyball Nations League (VNL)

📋 Lineups

Italy (coach Ferdinando De Giorgi)

Starting:

• Setter: Giannelli (3 pts)

• Opposite: Rychlicki (13 pts)

• Outside Hitters: Bottolo (9 pts), Sani (10 pts)

• Middle Blockers: Anzani (2 pts), Gargiulo (4 pts)

• Libero: Laurenzano

Substitutions:
Recine (4 pts), Romano (3 pts), Sanguinetti (2 pts), Bonifante (1 pt), Porro (6 pts), Pace
Did not play: Cortesia

Canada (coach Luis)

Starting:

• Herr, Hofer (6 pts), Slater (8 pts), Young (7 pts), Schnitzer (4 pts), McCarthy (9 pts)

• Libero: Curry

Substitutions:
Gima (1 pt), Elser (1 pt), Varga (2 pts), Greaves, Nieves, Elgert
Did not play: Ketrzynski, Louis, Heslinga, Schoenhair

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