Appointed coach of the Blues last March, the legend of transalpine volleyball in the 1990s challenges his country, Italy, in the quarter-finals of the World Cup this Wednesday (5:30 p.m.).
In search of a first world title, the France team will challenge Italy in the quarter-finals this Wednesday in Ljubljana (Slovenia). A volleyball classic. And a necessarily special moment for a certain Andrea Giani, now coach of the France team but who was also, and will forever remain, a legend in his discipline under the colors of the Nazionale. Triple world champion with this one in the 1990s, record holder for the number of selections with 474 caps, the native of Naples will inevitably experience a maelstrom of contradictory emotions when the anthem Fratelli d’Italia resounds in the Stozice Arena. Even if, somewhere, he was already well prepared for it on July 23 with the semi-final of the League of Nations won by the Blues against Italy, in Bologna moreover…
A clear and flawless success (25-22, 25-20, 25-15) that Andrea Giani’s troops dream of repeating to invite themselves for the third time in their history to the last four of a Championship…
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