Valeria Vázquez, a Puerto Rican volleyball player from Manatí, has joined Vero Volley, a club in Italy's Serie A1 league. She is the tenth Puerto Rican to play in the Serie A1. Vázquez previously played for Casalmaggiore and will debut with Vero Volley on Saturday against Il Bisonte Firenze.
Vero Volley was the runner-up in the 2025-26 Serie A1 season and finished fifth in the 2026 European Champions League. Vázquez recently won a bronze medal with the Puerto Rico national team at the Norceca Final Six tournament. Another Puerto Rican player, Wilmarie Rivera, will play in Turkey for the Kuzeyboru club.