“In a team full of champions competing in the SuperLega there is always something to learn and I will take this opportunity to learn and develop both as an athlete and as a man“. Saverio De Santis is the new free from that Volleyball Tankthe only team from the Lazio region that will take part in the highest Italian men’s volleyball championship: De Santis will support Alexander PiccininelliThe free transfer player came from Perugia, is also part of the Italian national team and is available to the coach Guillermo Falasca for the start of the preparation.
“After six championships in the A2 series, where I was able to gain a lot of experience that was of great benefit to my sporting development, I can say that I am happy and proud to be able to take part in the most demanding championship in the world, it will be also be a great opportunity for me to compare myself with top athletes – explained Saverio De Santis24 years old, originally from Palmi in the province of Reggio Calabria –. Who inspires me? The freeskater I’ve always followed is certainly French Jenia Grebennikov. I really value his instinct, quality and physical ability and he’s an athlete I’ve always admired. On the other hand, when I have to think about our championship, I have to say that Mimmo Cavaccini is an athlete that I have always followed with great attention. I like his attitude towards the team and how he is on the pitch, a character that has often inspired me as a person too: I also met him at the last league, when we met my old team in the Italian Cup final“.
Since four years De Santís175 centimeters tall, played in Castellana Grotte Series A2while previously he had played in Lamezia and Gioia Del Colle, always in the cadet championship.
“I’ve been playing volleyball since I was a child and I grew up at Asd Pallavolo Palmi, a club in my area that has a strong focus on the human development of athletes and has helped me a lot for my personal development – added the new Lazio Libero, who has made 157 appearances in Serie A2 between the regular season and the Italian Cup so far –. The agreement with Cisterna Volley came about very quickly and I also have to thank the team from Palmi, which participates in the Serie A3 championship, with whom, although there was an agreement, they understood my desire to play in the Superlega and the definition of my ascension advocated tank“.
De SantísBesides volleyball, she has a great passion for learning. “I’m just finishing my university studies and I’m studying a lot during this time because I’m missing the last two exams for the degree in agriculture at the University of Reggio Calabria – concludes the new Cisterna Volley player –. I am convinced that a university career with a sports career is very important and I am therefore involved on both fronts“.
(Source: press release)
