Power Volley Milano is an Italian professional volleyball club based in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. They currently compete in the SuperLega, where they have been since the 2014–15 season. In the 2021/22 season, the club is named Allianz Milano.

Power Volley Milano
Full namePower Volley Milano
Founded2010
GroundAllianz Cloud Arena
(Capacity: 5,420)
ChairmanRoberto Piazza
LeagueItalian Volleyball League
WebsiteClub home page
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History edit

Power Volley Milano was founded in 2010 as Power Volleyball. They competed in the 2010–11 Serie B2, and immediately gained promotion at the end of the season. However, following the sale of the club from Parabiago Volleyball, the club dissolved. They were refounded in 2012 as the current Power Volley Milano, and finished the 2012–13 Serie B1 season in 3rd place, gaining promotion to Serie A2. Following this season, the club was purchased by Wolves Volleyball Santa Croce. In the 2013–14 Serie A2 season, Power Volley finished 6th. At the end of the season, the club was sold for a third time, this time being purchased by Callipo Sport. For the 2014–15 season, Power Volley were admitted to the SuperLega for the first time. They finished their inaugural season in the top flight in 12th place, followed by an 11th place finish in the following season.[1]

Power Volley Milano achieved its best result in the Italian Volleyball League finishing fourth in 2022/23 Season.

Team edit

Team roster – season 2022/2023

No. Name Date of birth Position
2   Osniel Mergarejo (1997-12-18) December 18, 1997 (age 26) outside hitter
3   Klistan Lawrence (2003-01-07) January 7, 2003 (age 21) opposite
5   Federico Bonacchi (2004-04-08) April 8, 2004 (age 20) setter
6   Marco Vitelli (1996-04-04) April 4, 1996 (age 28) middle blocker
7   Francesco Fusaro (1999-05-30) May 30, 1999 (age 24) middle blocker
8   Agustín Loser (1997-10-12) October 12, 1997 (age 26) middle blocker
9   Jean Patry (1996-12-27) December 27, 1996 (age 27) opposite
11   Matteo Piano (C) (1990-10-24) October 24, 1990 (age 33) middle blocker
14   Yūki Ishikawa (1995-12-11) December 11, 1995 (age 28) outside hitter
16   Paolo Porro (2001-10-27) October 27, 2001 (age 22) setter
17   Luca Colombo (2004-01-04) January 4, 2004 (age 20) libero
18   Nicola Pesaresi (1991-02-11) February 11, 1991 (age 33) libero
22   Milad Ebadipour (1993-10-17) October 17, 1993 (age 30) outside hitter
Head coach:   Roberto Piazza
Assistant:   Nicola Daldello

COVID-19 pandemic edit

The club is related to COVID-19 pandemic in Estonia. They participated in the 2019–20 CEV Challenge Cup matches held in Saaremaa island on 4 and 5 March. On 9 March 5 Milan players had been diagnosed with fever before a league match.[2] On March 11 there was a report on the two first cases on the island.[3] The infected in Saaremaa included the CEO of the Saaremaa VK volleyball club.[4] By March 14 there were 31 COVID-19 cases in Saaremaa[5] and all Western Estonian islands were closed down to all but residents,[6] but the cases had already spread to the mainland.[7] Saare County was also the hardest hit county in Estonia by the COVID-19 in the beginning of the pandemic – it only has 2.5% of the population of Estonia, but had over half of all hospitalized patients.[8]

Title Sponsor edit

Year(s) Companies
2019-present  

References edit

  1. ^ "Power Volley Milano Storia". Power Volley Milano. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Volley, febbre al termoscanner: Milano-Padova non si gioca" [Volleyball, thermoscanner fever: Milan-Padua is not played] (in Italian). Sky Sport. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Lisandus veel kolm koroonasse nakatunut" [Three new corona cases] (in Estonian). ERR. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Koroonaviiruse saanud Saaremaa võrkpallimeeskonna juht: loodan, et see olukord laheneb võimalikult kiiresti" [Infected head of Saaremaa volleyball team: I hope this situation gets resolved as soon as possible] (in Estonian). Delfi. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  5. ^ "109 cases of coronavirus disease confirmed in Estonia". ERR. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Western Estonian islands closed to all but residents". ERR. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Estonia now 79". ERR. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Enamik hospitaliseeritud nakatunutest on pärit Saaremaalt" [Most of hospitalized patients are from Saaremaa] (in Estonian) ERR, 20 March 2020

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