# Italian sports club roster and coaching updates > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/italian-sports-club-roster-and-coaching-updates > Updated: 2026-09-07T07:31:57.000Z. Sources: 22. Developments: 5. Italian sports clubs continue to finalize rosters and coaching staff across basketball, volleyball, and futsal for upcoming seasons. In basketball, Polisportiva Battipagliese has added Aurora Fajardo and Giulia Cola to its Serie A1 Femminile roster. Other updates include CUS Cagliari confirming Federico Xaxa as head coach for the 2026/27 Serie A2 season and Dierre Basketball Reggio Calabria signing Stefano Natalini for Serie C Unica. Pallacanestro Bolzano has appointed Alice Pol as the head coach for the “Sisters” women's team for the 2026/27 season, with an option for the following year; Pol will also remain active in the Basket Rosa Bolzano youth sector. Volleyball organizations are actively managing personnel. The Italy Women's National B team, coached by Carlo Parisi, recently completed an international triangular tournament in Urbino. At the club level, Puliservice Volley Reggio Calabria renewed Elisa D’Elia’s contract, Phi Volley Usg La Maddalena signed Giulia Favero, and Messina Volley secured Claudia Puglisi on loan. To reinforce its offense, Messina Volley has signed spiker Marta Radicella. Star Volley Bisceglie has confirmed the return of spiker Alessia Lazzizzera. In the men's Serie C, Prisma Taranto Volley has named Mauro Ambriola as a second coach for the 2026/2027 season to work alongside Domenico Salvatore. Additional volleyball developments include Delta Volley Porto Viro announcing its participation in Serie A2 Credem Banca and the launch of the Polesine Volley Academy, a youth project with Volley Ball Polesella. Meanwhile, Igor Volley Novara is reintegrating international players such as Ilenia Moro, Carlotta Cambi, Britt Herbots, Lina Alsmeier, and Emilia Weske following their national team commitments. In futsal, Team Scaletta announced the arrival of Alessia Macrì for the women's Serie B season, while FCS Women confirmed its organizational and coaching structure for the 2026-2027 season. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-07: Italian volleyball clubs prepare for 2026/2027 season Italian volleyball clubs Delta Volley Porto Viro and Igor Volley Novara prepare for the 2026/2027 season with new youth academy projects and the return of international players from national team duties. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/italian-volleyball-clubs-prepare-for-20262027-season ### 2026-08-31: Italian sports clubs announce new coaching appointments Alice Pol has been named head coach for Pallacanestro Bolzano's women's basketball team, while Mauro Ambriola joins Prisma Taranto Volley as assistant coach for the 2026/2027 Serie C season. 6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/italian-sports-clubs-announce-new-coaching-appointments ### 2026-08-25: Italian volleyball clubs announce key player signings Italian volleyball clubs Star Volley Bisceglie and Messina Volley have announced key roster moves, securing spikers Alessia Lazzizzera and Marta Radicella for their respective upcoming campaigns. 4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/italian-volleyball-clubs-announce-key-player-signings ### 2026-08-12: Italian sports clubs announce roster and coaching updates Italian sports clubs across volleyball, basketball, and futsal are announcing key player signings, coaching renewals, and organizational updates for the upcoming competitive seasons. 10 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/italian-serie-b2-volleyball-clubs-announce-player-updates ### 2026-08-10: Italian sports update: Battipagliese signs new talent and volleyball national team concludes Urbino tournament Polisportiva Battipagliese signs young basketball talents Aurora Fajardo and Giulia Cola, while the Italy Women's National B volleyball team concludes its international tournament in Urbino. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/italian-sports-update-battipagliese-signs-new-talent-and-volleyball-national-team-concludes-urbino-t --- Cite as: Italian sports club roster and coaching updates. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/italian-sports-club-roster-and-coaching-updates