Winning debut for the Azzurri at the men's volleyball World Cup.
On the parquet of the Stozice Arena in Ljubljana, the Azzurri beat Canada 3-0 (25-13, 25-18, 39-37).
The coach Fefé De Giorgi initially lined up Giannelli in the direction, Romanò opposite, Michieletto and Lavia spikers, Galassi and Russo central and Balaso free.
The next match for the Azzurri is on Monday (starting at 21.25) against Turkey.
Before the match at the national volleyball team, astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti's greetings via Twitter had arrived from space: "A great" good luck "to the men's national volleyball team that begins today the adventure at the World Championship and the National team women's team that will debut in a few weeks. Stand up for yourself! # MWCH2022 #MissionMinerva ", was the tweet of Cristoforetti, accompanied by a photo of her with the national team jersey.
Since last April, the Italian astronaut has been engaged in his second mission, called Minerva.
As a mission specialist, she departed aboard Space X's Crew Dragon capsule named Freedom alongside NASA astronauts Bob Hines, Kjell Lindgren and Jessica Watkins.