Tokyo2020: Méndez chooses 12 players for Olympic Games
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The head coach of Argentina’s National Team Marcelo Méndez, announced the list of 12 players who will compete at the Olympics in Tokyo, starting from July 23.
He enlisted a few Olympic debutants, but there are also players who will appear in such an event for the second or even third time.
After finishing its participation in the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Nations League in Rimini, the Argentina National Team will stay in Italy preparing for the tournament in Tokyo and then will travel to Japan to conduct the last trainings.
In Italy, the South American side will play two friendly matches against the hosts and is planned to arrive in the Japanese capital on June 20.
The Argentina roster:
Setters: Luciano De Cecco and Matías Sánchez
Opposites: Bruno Lima and Federico Pereyra
Middle blockers: Sebastián Solé, Martín Ramos and Agustín Loser
Outside hitters: Facundo Conte, Cristian Poglajen, Ezequiel Palacios and Nicolás Méndez
Libero: Santiago Danani
