Alan Nine
The last 24 hours on Volleyball.it moved across several fronts at once, from the women’s Volleyball Nations League in Pasig City to domestic transfer activity, federation events and the opening phase of the first Gold stop of the Italian beach-volley season. The most recent update came from the azzurre’s preparation for their next VNL test, while the Italian club market continued to add targeted pieces rather than headline shocks.
International
Italy spent Friday as a recovery day in Pool 5 of the women’s VNL after victories over the Czech Republic and Serbia. According to the source report from Pasig City, the azzurre have climbed to five wins overall and will face the United States on Saturday, June 20, at 10:00 Italian time at the PhilSport Arena, with the match scheduled for live coverage on DAZN and VBTV. The article also notes that the Americans also arrive with five victories, having beaten the Dominican Republic and the Czech Republic 3-0 in this phase of the tournament.
The same report underlined how recent history has leaned in Italy’s favour. From 2024 onward, the azzurre have beaten the United States in each of the last five meetings listed by the source, including stage matches in Fukuoka 2024 and Rio de Janeiro 2025, the last two VNL quarter-finals in Bangkok and Lodz, and the Paris 2024 Olympic final. The published overall balance remains 39 Italian wins against 46 defeats in 85 matches, which is a reminder that even with the recent streak, this remains one of the central rivalries of the international season.
Late on June 18, Volleyball.it also grouped together several international notes in its “Mondo Volley” roundup. The source highlighted the women’s VNL table again, with Brazil first on six wins and 16 points after beating Belgium in five sets, and Italy immediately behind on 15 points after the 3-2 result against Serbia. The same article reported a major injury setback for Turkey, with middle blocker Karmen Aksoy diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee.
Italian Transfer News
The Italian market stayed busy on Friday with both women’s and men’s additions. Futura Volley Giovani Busto Arsizio signed outside hitter Brunella Fusco, a 2007-born player coming off her first Serie A2 season with Volley Modena. The source article retraced her route through Arzano Volley and Volleyrò Casal De Pazzi, noted her 2023 Under-16 title, and attached her latest A2 production: 26 appearances, 268 points, 11 aces and eight blocks.
On the men’s side, Domotek Volley Reggio Calabria added Ukrainian opposite Oleksandr Boiko for the coming Serie A2 season. Volleyball.it described him as a 2005-born left-hander standing 201 centimetres tall and weighing 93 kilograms, with experience in the Ukraine Under-21 national team and the Polish league. The report also noted that he was the top scorer for Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia in Serie B last season, making this a double step up in category.
The previous evening’s “Mondo Volley” roundup added one more domestic market signal by reporting that Palmi had turned to opposite Matheus Motzo after already bringing in Manuele Marchiani. Even in short form, that item confirmed that the coming A2 season is being shaped not only by continuity moves, but also by clubs willing to strengthen their attacking structure early in the summer.
FIPAV
The federation calendar also moved forward with the official presentation of the 41st edition of the AeQuilibrium Cup - Trofeo delle Regioni. Presented at the Palazzo della Cultura in Catania, the event will run in Sicily from June 22 to June 27 and, according to the source, will bring hundreds of young athletes from across Italy into the area. FIPAV president Giuseppe Manfredi described it as the most important event of the youth-season schedule, while CR FIPAV Sicilia president Antonio Locandro stressed that the tournament returns to the island after more than a decade.
Beach Volley
At Termoli, the first day of the Gold stop of the Italian Absolute Beach Volleyball Championship closed the qualification phase and completed the main-draw field. The source article counted 36 matches in the opening program, split evenly between the men’s and women’s sides, before Saturday’s main draw starts at 8:30. The federation also confirmed the broadcast plan for Sunday’s finals, which will be shown on Rai Sport, Rai Play and Sky Sport, while the remaining matches are set for streaming on the federation’s YouTube channel.
The same report added one more concrete detail about the event’s scale: FIPAV has allocated prize money of 14,000 euros per gender for this first Gold appointment. In the Under-18 sector, Federico Viscuso and Jack Bernardini won the men’s tournament, while Margherita Coretti and Micol Lafuenti took the women’s title. That combination of senior main-draw preparation and youth results gave Termoli a full opening-day profile, rather than just a schedule marker.
