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@ivolley: il video è carino e utile, però c'è da correggere il sestetto di Ravenna visto che hanno rescisso il contratto con Rooney.

First match of 2012/2013 Season: Italian SuperCup, Macerata vs Trento 3-2. Exciting match! Super Zaytsev (23 points); Savani 20 points, Kazyiski 21 points.

Macerata won the Italian SuperCup 2012! 3-2 over Trento.

Really? Is Juantorena a "setter"?? And even "one of best setters in the world"!! Wow...I must have seen a clone of him playing as a spiker all these years LOL

I really cannot understand why you opened this topic in Juantorena's Fanclub ?

@Carlos - here are the individual awards:

MVP: Sandro Caci (ITA)
Top Scorer: Andres J. Villena (ESP)
Best Spiker: Andres J. Villena (ESP)
Best Blocker: Ivan Demakov (RUS)
Best Server: Luca Borgogno (ITA)
Best Setter: Koen Thijs (BEL)
Best Receiver: Baturalp Burak Güngör (TUR)
Best Libero: Roberto Rivan (ITA)

Wilfredo: both finals (for gold and bronze medals) took place today 2nd of Sept. Italy won the gold medal defeating Spain (3-1) and Belgium got the bronze over Turkey (3-2).

I shall watch the final here
http://www.pzps.pl/Mistrzostwa-Europy-Juniorow-2012

Anastasi was also there: n. 7 ;) @Kania: there's a little mistake in the info box below the video. Thel score in the final match ITA-CUB was 3-1 not 3-2 ;)

To all the italians- Do you think Bari is weak libero and he is your Achilles' heel?

Berruto is our Achilles'heel.

@oioi: Drean Bolivar, Argentina.

Kania, it's just a sequence of swearwords, curses and a four-letter word. Bad language, no need to translate that.

A1 will be weaker this season imo ? Lots of teams lowered their level

I don't agree. Don't think only of those who left Serie A, but think of those who stayed. There are still a lot of great players and I'm sure next league will be exciting! It's a difficult moment and we already know that, but imo we should consider the whole situation as a "new possibility" instead of "a damage". We must try to take advantage of what we have instead of complaining for what we miss or don't have anymore. I read an interview with Berruto some days ago and I really appreciated a passage in particular:

D. "Le condizioni economiche del momento non aiutano: lei che ricetta avrebbe per superare questa fase?"

M. B. "Se ci fosse una soluzione facile, l’avrebbero già trovata. Credo che invece di piangerci addosso occorre essere molto creativi, le grandi crisi per qualcuno sono grandi opportunità. A fronte di budget non più infiniti le società sono chiamate ad usare più fantasia, magari puntando anche su giovani italiani piuttosto che cercando stranieri di medio valore. Non è autarchia, ma un modo per provare ad invertire una tendenza e ricostruire uno zoccolo duro di atleti che possa ridare vigore a questo campionato. Con le retrocessioni bloccate, e quindi senza rischi sportivi, spero che le società abbiano voglia di investire su nomi meno noti ma italiani."

I think he's absolutely right. Do you remember/know how things were at the end of the 80s? We should do it again.

@dreamandhope: Italy vs Serbia 1st friendly match, won by Italy 3-0...some highlights here http://www.schiacciamisto5.it/blog/2012/07/21/lobdra-2012-video-di-italia-serbia/

Italy-Serbia 2nd friendly match, won by Italy 3-0 again...sorry, no highlights for this one.

The best opposite Italy has ever had! @Kjeld: I love his comments too :)

Rachel, you wrote "This WCH made me become a volleyball fan, it's pretty special for me" and I write "same here" (as you already know).

@MasterOfPuppets: Mastrangelo is injured.

That is simply impossible.

Well done Vatreni, as always!! Thanks to you I can see my favourite USA NT; but also URSS had a strong squad here. Go on mate!! PS. if you find some videos with Keba Phipps you will be officially my v-m hero.