U16M: Trieste to Scudetto finals, play in Naples between Aug. 19-22

Another race for the national league begins. Between Saturday, August 19th, and Tuesday, August 22nd, Pallanuoto Trieste will be competing in the Under 16 men's finals, which will take place at the 'Felice Scandone' pool in Naples. There are eight teams in contention, and the Alabardati have been placed in Group 1 along with Lazio Nuoto, An Brescia, and San Mauro; in Group 2, there are Roma Vis Nova, Quinto Genova, the home team Posillipo, and Cn Salerno. The team led by Alberto Petrucci and Ugo Marinelli will debut on Saturday at 4:00 PM against An Brescia, on Sunday at 9:00 AM they will face San Mauro, and at 5:00 PM they will play against Lazio Nuoto. On Monday morning, there will be quarter-finals with cross-matchups based on the group stage standings, and in the afternoon, the semifinals. The decisive matches will take place on Tuesday, with the league match scheduled for 12:00 PM. All the matches of the event will be broadcast live on the Twitch channel Waterpolo Style.

"We are ready, and we want to give it a try," says coach Alberto Petrucci. "In any case, I am very happy with the boys; they have worked hard and have grown a lot, especially in terms of mentality. Regardless of the results in the finals, we will have a group that the club can rely on for the future. The tournament looks competitive, with perhaps a couple of teams that seem a bit stronger. In these matches, the winner is often the one who makes fewer mistakes. We are satisfied with the excellent work done by the staff, and now we will see what happens in the water."

The squad for the Under 16 men's national league finals includes: Pietro Belletti (c), Max Cernecca, Francesco Casavola, Filippo Sivini, Alessandro Casavola, Leonardo Nider, Giacomo Kavalic, Luka Fatovic, Federico Fumo, Gaetano Micillo, Brando Rosic, Francesco Zavattin, Luca Cozzolino, Andrea De Simone, Marko Tikic.