Peruvian U19 Volleyball Selection Unveiled for 2026-27 National League Opening Stage
The Peruvian Volleyball Federation revealed the official roster for the Under-19 Women’s National Team ahead of the upcoming 2026-27 Peruvian Women’s Volleyball League season, futbolperuano.com reported. Under the direction of Brazilian head coach Marcello Bencardino, the squad features twenty-six athletes divided across five tactical positions to face the opening stage of domestic competition.
The roster release follows a successful international campaign where several core players earned silver medals at the Under-19 Women’s South American Volleyball Championship in Venezuela. Those podium finishers—including Marcela Manrique, Tamara Galdós, Kiara Lazo, Nahir Cueva, and Vannia Adrianzén—anchor the national team’s lineup as domestic club play approaches.
Roster Breakdown and Positional Depth
Coach Bencardino’s selected group includes eight outside hitters, four setters, five middle blockers, four liberos, and four opposites. The outside hitter group features Gianella Anchante, Francesca Bernuy, Nahir Cueva, Cristina Ventocilla, Dara Herrada, Brianna Odría, Milagros Solis, and Valentina Valera.
Playmaking duties fall to setters Raphaela Carrillo, Susana García, Marcela Manrique, and Mireya Maldonado. In the middle, Marita Delgado, Zoe Koechlin, Avril Moran, Kiara Lazo, and Danna Silva provide blocking height. Defensive backcourt protection relies on liberos Sofia Matheus, Vannia Adrianzén, Kaori Mendoza, and Sofia Olavarria. Finally, the opposite hitter position brings together Gabriela Reyes, Tamara Galdós, Fernanda Pinto, and Cielo Quispe.
Opening Match and League Fixture Schedule
The U19 squad opens its league campaign against Deportivo Wanka on Sunday at the Polideportivo Luisa Estela Fuentes Quijandría, with the opening whistle scheduled for 14:15 local time (19:15 GMT), according to futbolperuano.com. Latina Televisión will broadcast the opening match live.
Following the debut, the team faces Olva Latino on October 24 at 14:45, and Rebaza Acosta on November 1 at 14:15, with both matches hosted at the Polideportivo Luisa Fuentes. Fixtures for the remaining eight rounds of the opening stage—against Regatas Lima, CS Italiano, Géminis, Alianza Lima, Atlético Atenea, San Martín, Universitario, and Deportivo Soan—await final scheduling confirmations for dates and times.
Coaching Staffs for Alianza Lima, San Martín, and Circolo Sportivo Italiano
Alianza Lima’s coaching staff features head coach Alejandro Schneider, assistant coaches David Castellanos, Gaspar Vicuña, and Luis Soto, statistician Luis Hernán, physiotherapist Jorge Calderón, and physical trainer Ezequiel Matias. San Martín’s technical team is led by head coach Pablo Martín Ambrosini, alongside assistant coach Diego Recavarren, statistician Rodrigo Ezequiel Alvarez, physiotherapist Agustin Mirande, and physical trainer Julian Giraldez. Circolo Sportivo Italiano completes its technical direction with head coach Marcos Blanco, assistant coach Roberto Auqui Canchari, and statistician Keymer Robles Carhuachin.
