Overview

• Federation president Giuseppe Manfredi said Fipav has injury insurance in place and is willing to discuss shared policies and reimbursement mechanisms with clubs.
• Itas Trentino publicly challenged the safeguards for national-team call-ups and signaled it will pursue discussions over responsibilities and financial compensation.
• Daniele Lavia sustained multifragmented fractures with tendon damage to the fourth and fifth fingers of his right hand during a Verona training-camp weights session.
• Surgeons operated for more than three hours with a successful outcome, and Lavia posted that he aims to return after rehabilitation in the coming months.
• Coach Ferdinando De Giorgi is reshaping plans for the Sept. 12–28 World Championship, working more with Mattia Bottolo, Luca Porro and Francesco Sani alongside Alessandro Michieletto.