Italy-Germany is always a high-level challenge, and very heartfelt, even if we talk about volleyball but when there is a European semi-final up for grabs, as will happen the day after tomorrow in Ostrava, the stakes are higher than usual.
Returning from the clear success against Latvia in the round of 16, Ferdinando De Giorgi's boys are therefore focusing on their rival, coached by another great former blue, Andrea Giani, a team that won the silver medal in 2017.
To give voice to the blue clan is one of the veterans, Simone Anzani, not surprised by the clear path: "I expected it, ours is a young team but with many talents who want to do and work and I believe that this is precisely what a fundamental aspect - explained the central -. Each match was also a form of training that we used to grow. The attitude we had on the pitch allowed us to win these first six games; for this I am confident ".
"Of course you can also lose, but you have to do it fighting and leaving no stone unturned - continued the blue -. Having said that, our goal is to bring home a victory. Germany is a tough team, physically prepared that has the strong point in Grozer; we are aware of the difficulties, but we will play it openly with the desire to make the race our own ". Another element of charm, and difficulty, is the challenge in the challenge between De Giorgi and Giani: "I know them well and there is no doubt that a match like this, between the two of them, is very fascinating; each knows the characteristics of the other, therefore every the smallest detail can make the difference ".