CAORLE – So much “egonù” that it rained. During the morning of the second day of the Fipav Federal Council underway in Caorle, home of the European Sitting Volleyball Championships, the top management of the volleyball federation made the early conclusion of the relationship with Davide Mazzanti official.
Coach from 2017 to his debut on the Italian bench, Mazzanti led the Italian team to qualification for the 2018 world championship and achieved second place in the then World Grand Prix, equaling Italy’s best result in the event.
5th at the European Championships in Georgia and Azerbaijan (2017), in 2018 after 8th place in the first edition of the Volleyball Nations League he led Italy to win the silver medal at the World Cup, behind Serbia.
6th at the VNL 2019, in the same year he qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, finishing in first place in the pre-Olympic tournament in Catania, then the European bronze thanks to the victory against Poland in the final for third place, held in Ankara .
In summer 2021, at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic), Italy finished the preliminary round behind the United States and surrendered in the quarter-finals against Serbia. After the bad Olympics, the success in September with the European gold in the final in Belgrade against the Serbian hosts.
2022, however, is the year in which Italy finishes in first place in the VNL thanks to the 3-0 victory over Brazil on 17 July and world championship bronze in the Netherlands. A result below expectations which triggered the problems of this 2033 with a VNL finishing in 6th place, the European Championship in 4th place and the failure to directly qualify for the Olympics. In addition to the many chatter and controversies.
Davide Mazzanti leaves Italy in fifth place in the FIVB Ranking (the second national team among those not yet qualified for the Paris Games).
2023-10-13 08:30:00
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