Alan Nine
Italian Transfer News
MILAN – Allianz Milano has unveiled the foundations of its technical project for the 2026/27 season, entrusted to new head coach Guillermo Falasca and strengthened by the arrival of middle blocker Robertlandy Simon, one of the most significant signings of the summer transfer market. Speaking at the CONI Hall A in Milan were club president Lucio Fusaro, general manager and sporting director Fabio Lini, the Spanish coach, and Simon himself, as they officially launched a new chapter following the years under Roberto Piazza.
Lini outlined the club’s strategy, highlighting the long effort required to persuade Simon to join Milano and the decision to appoint Falasca as head coach: “We pursued Simon for three years. He embodies the spirit of Milano and will play an important role both on the court and in the locker room. With Falasca there was an immediate connection, and we were convinced by the qualities he demonstrated at Narbonne and Cisterna.” The club also introduced assistant coach Davide Delmati and strength and conditioning coach Alessandro Guazzaloca, who will complete the first-team coaching staff.
CONEGLIANO — The Italian market remained the main editorial track on Volleyball.it on May 26, with several official club decisions spread across the women’s game. Prosecco DOC A. Carraro Imoco Conegliano confirmed that middle blocker Sarah Fahr will stay for the 2026/27 season, which will be her seventh year as a Pantera at the Palaverde. The headline positioned the renewal as a continuity move for one of the club’s Italian pillars.
ROME — A notable change arrived at Ferraro SMI Roma Volley, where Giuseppe Cuccarini left the bench and moved into the role of technical director. Volleyball.it linked the change to the end of a four-season coaching cycle that had helped bring the club from Serie A2 to Europe, turning the story into one of the day’s clearest examples of a strategic off-court reshuffle rather than a player move.
CUNEO / BUSTO ARSIZIO — More roster work followed elsewhere. Cuneo Granda Volley strengthened its middle-blocker department with the return of Ludovica Guidi, born in 1992 and coming off her spell with Roma. Futura Volley Giovani also chose continuity by confirming opposite Gaia Moroni for 2026/27 after her long recovery from a cruciate-ligament injury. Volleyball.it presented Moroni’s renewal as the restart of a player who had missed the last season and is now ready to come back after completing her rehabilitation path with the club’s staff.
Italian Leagues
MILAN — The day also carried an important institutional and league-management story. Lega Volley Femminile reported commercial revenues doubled, while budgets and calendars for the 2026/27 season were approved. At the same time, Volleyball.it noted that the statutory changes requested by FIPAV were also cleared, but not without a firm political and legal stance that shows the tug-of-war with the federation is still alive.
The combination of financial growth, calendar planning and governance friction made the league meeting one of the most relevant non-transfer items of the day. It suggested a women’s league moving forward on commercial and organizational fronts while still dealing with a wider institutional confrontation that remains unresolved.
SuperLega
PERUGIA — On the men’s side, the symbolic story of the day came from Sir Susa Scai Perugia. After a season closed with four trophies, the team and management were received both at Palazzo dei Priori and Palazzo Donini. Volleyball.it framed the double institutional stop as a civic and regional tribute to one of the strongest recent campaigns in Italian club volleyball.
