National-level commitment for the young athletes of Pallanuoto Trieste. Between Tuesday, September 5th, and Saturday, September 9th, the Polo Acquatico Frecciarossa in Ostia will host the Under-14 Boys' Festival, which is the final phase of the championship dedicated to this category. There are a total of 32 teams competing, divided into 8 groups. Pallanuoto Trieste has been placed in Group 8 alongside Distretti Ecologici Nuoto, Italica Sport, and Pescara Pallanuoto. The matches will be played on three fields, with the team coached by Alberto Petrucci and Mattia Mezzarobba making their debut on September 5th at 8:00 PM against Pescara. On September 6th, they will have a double-header with Italica Sport at 1:00 PM and Distretti Ecologici at 6:50 PM. September 7th will see the start of the Round of 16 matches in the morning, followed by the quarter-finals and semi-finals on September 8th, and on September 9th, all the finals will determine the final rankings.
"For our team, this is an important opportunity to play and grow," explains coach Alberto Petrucci. "We will compete with other Italian teams, and this experience can be very beneficial for our future."
The squad for the Under-14 Boys' Festival: Luca Cozzolino, Luka Fatovic, Francesco Zavattin, Christian Fusaro, Diego Kavalic, Lorenzo Cernivc, Giorgio Bianco, Stefan Lapcevic, Riccardo Sanson, Andrea Raffaele, Nicolò Santulin, Enkel Shyrbi, Iacopo Gianni, Mario Sommavilla, Tom Campanile.