Power Volley Milano
# Power Volley Milano

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.

## Honours

### European competitions

* CEV Challenge Cup
   * Winners (×1): 2020-21

## History

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.

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

## Team

Team roster – season 2022/2023

| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Osniel Mergarejo | (1997-12-18) December 18, 1997 (age 25) | outside hitter |
| 3 | Klistan Lawrence | (2003-01-07) January 7, 2003 (age 20) | opposite |
| 5 | Federico Bonacchi | (2004-04-08) April 8, 2004 (age 19) | setter |
| 6 | Marco Vitelli | (1996-04-04) April 4, 1996 (age 27) | 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 25) | middle blocker |
| 9 | Jean Patry | (1996-12-27) December 27, 1996 (age 26) | opposite |
| 11 | Matteo Piano (C) | (1990-10-24) October 24, 1990 (age 32) | middle blocker |
| 14 | Yūki Ishikawa | (1995-12-11) December 11, 1995 (age 27) | outside hitter |
| 16 | Paolo Porro | (2001-10-27) October 27, 2001 (age 21) | setter |
| 17 | Luca Colombo | (2004-01-04) January 4, 2004 (age 19) | libero |
| 18 | Nicola Pesaresi | (1991-02-11) February 11, 1991 (age 32) | libero |
| 22 | Milad Ebadipour | (1993-10-17) October 17, 1993 (age 29) | outside hitter |
| Head coach: Roberto Piazza Assistant: Nicola Daldello ||||

Team roster - season 2017/2018 :

| Revivre Milano ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
| 1 | Nimir Abdel-Aziz | (1992-02-05) February 5, 1992 (age 31) | opposite |
| 2 | Alessandro Piccinelli | (1997-01-30) January 30, 1997 (age 26) | libero |
| 3 | Kevin Klinkenberg | (1990-10-04) October 4, 1990 (age 32) | opposite |
| 5 | Nicola Daldello | (1983-05-06) May 6, 1983 (age 40) | setter |
| 6 | Riccardo Sbertoli | (1998-05-23) May 23, 1998 (age 25) | setter |
| 7 | Allesandro Tondo | (1991-08-18) August 18, 1991 (age 31) | middle blocker |
| 8 | Ruben Schott | (1994-07-08) July 8, 1994 (age 29) | outside hitter |
| 11 | Matteo Piano | (1990-10-24) October 24, 1990 (age 32) | middle blocker |
| 12 | Gianluca Galassi | (1997-07-24) July 24, 1997 (age 26) | middle blocker |
| 13 | Taylor Averill | (1992-03-05) March 5, 1992 (age 31) | middle blocker |
| 15 | Fabio Fanuli | (1985-02-10) February 10, 1985 (age 38) | libero |
| 16 | Alessandro Preti | (1992-08-07) August 7, 1992 (age 30) | outside hitter |
| 18 | Klemen Čebulj | (1992-02-21) February 21, 1992 (age 31) | outside hitter |
| Head coach: Andrea Giani Assistant: Matteo De Cecco ||||

Team roster - season 2016/2017 :

| Revivre Milano ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
| 3 | Danilo Cortina | (1987-06-08) June 8, 1987 (age 36) | libero |
| 4 | Nicholas Hoag | (1992-05-19) May 19, 1992 (age 31) | outside Hitter |
| 5 | Andrea Galaverna | (1994-05-30) May 30, 1994 (age 29) | universal |
| 6 | Riccardo Sbertoli | (1998-05-23) May 23, 1998 (age 25) | setter |
| 7 | Allesandro Tondo | (1991-08-18) August 18, 1991 (age 31) | middle blocker |
| 8 | Todor Skrimov | (1990-01-09) January 9, 1990 (age 33) | outside hitter |
| 9 | Rasmus Nielsen | (1994-05-22) May 22, 1994 (age 29) | outside hitter |
| 10 | Gabriel Rudi | (1994-08-14) August 14, 1994 (age 28) | libero |
| 11 | Giorgio De Togni | (1985-07-07) July 7, 1985 (age 38) | middle blocker |
| 12 | Gianluca Galassi | (1997-07-24) July 24, 1997 (age 26) | middle blocker |
| 13 | Ángel $Dennis^1$ | (1977-06-13) June 13, 1977 (age 46) | outside hitter |
| 14 | Dante Boninfante | (1977-03-07) March 7, 1977 (age 46) | setter |
| 15 | Saša $Starović^2$ | (1988-10-19) October 19, 1988 (age 34) | universal |
| 16 | Paweł $Adamajtis^3$ | (1990-08-30) August 30, 1990 (age 32) | outside hitter |
| 18 | Federico Marretta | (1990-08-09) August 9, 1990 (age 32) | universal |
| Head coach: Luca Monti Assistant: Massimiliano De Marco $^1$ Angel Dennis played in Revivre Milano from October 15, 2016 to December 5, 2016. $^2$ Sasha Starvoć left the club on January 27, 2017. $^3$ Paweł Adamajtis joined the club on January 30, 2017. ||||

## COVID-19 pandemic

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. On March 11 there was a report on the two first cases on the island. The infected in Saaremaa included the CEO of the Saaremaa VK volleyball club. By March 14 there were 31 COVID-19 cases in Saaremaa and all Western Estonian islands were closed down to all but residents, but the cases had already spread to the mainland. 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.

## Title Sponsor

| Year(s) | Companies |
| - | - |
| 2019-present | |
