Tony Azevedo made his return to the USA Senior Men’s team on Sunday. He scored one goal while veterans John Mann and Brett Bonanni each tallied three in a 10-10 draw against visiting Italy at Newport Harbor High School. The Italians are in California for a three-game exhibition series against the Americans.

Evolving USA Men’s Team Hosts Italy in Exhibition Series
Evolving USA Men’s Team Hosts Italy in Exhibition Series

USA Coach Dejan Udovicic continues to experiment with his roster giving prep talents such as Harvard-Westlake’s Ben Hallock and Huntington Beach goalkeeper Alex Wolf time with veterans including Azevedo and Jesse Smith.

The series continues on Tuesday with a 7PM Pacific matchup at Pomona-Pitzer followed by a January 3 meeting at USC. Go Live Polo will be streaming all three contests. They produced an introduction to the new-look roster and all the action from game one.

USA vs. Italy - Men's Water Polo - Exhibition
USA vs. Italy - Men's Water Polo - Exhibition

Details of the series:

  • December 28 – 2pm – Newport Harbor High School
  • December 30 – 7pm – Pomona-Pitzer – Haldeman Pool
  • January 3 – 2pm – USC – Uytengsu Aquatic Center