Italy’s head coach Alessandro Campagna picked 13 players that will compete at the 34th European Championships in Budapest.
Comparing to the team which won the gold medal at the 2019 World Championships, only Edoardo di Somma misses. He will be replaced by Andrea Fondelli, who returned to the national team. Fondelli didn’t play in Gwangju because of injury.
Goalkeepers: Marco Del Lungo (Brescia), Gianmarco Nicosia (Sport Management). Field players: Francesco Di Fulvio, Matteo Aicardi, Gonzalo Echenique, Pietro Figlioli, Andrea Fondelli, Stefano Luongo, Vincenzo Renzuto, Alessandro Velotto (all Pro Recco), Niccolo Figari (Brescia), Michael Bodegas (Barceloneta), Vincenzo Dolce (Banco Bpm Sport Management).