Cuba vs. Italy today in pool 1 of Volleyball Nations League 2023

 HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 9 (ACN) The Cuban men's national team will face Italy today, in the continuation of the first week of Pool 1 of the Nations League, based in Ottawa, Canada.

According to the International Federation's website www.fivb.com, the Cubans will try to achieve their first win in their third match, as they previously lost 3-2 against Canada and 3-0 against the Netherlands, respectively.

The other pool 1 matches for Friday in Ottawa are Netherlands-Germany and Canada-Argentina, while in Nogoya (pool 2) will be China-France, Poland-Bulgaria and Japan-Serbia.

As planned by the technical staff of Cuba, after the games in Ottawa, the Cubans will travel to Havana to continue their preparation for the Central American and Caribbean Games of San Salvador 2023, a multisport event scheduled from June 23 to July 8.

The best eight teams will be in the final, from July 19 to 23 in Gdansk, Poland, a stage to which Cuba will advance if it finishes among the top seven teams or eighth, but if the Polish teams are among the top eight, which will play in a single-game knockout format.

The first-placed team will play in the quarterfinals against the eighth-placed team, the second-placed team against the seventh-placed team, the third-placed team against the sixth-placed team and the fourth-placed team against the fifth-placed team.