Talented Young Azzurri

[DelijaZauvjek]

Italian Soccer Talents

Use this thread to name all the young talented players from Italy.






13/02/2008 18:23
Teenage Wonderkid Setting Pulses Racing At Juve
Excitement is growing at Juventus over the future of 14-year-old Andrea Schiavone, so talented that he is already set to be called up to play for the Primavera side.
Schiavone has been described as having an uncanny similarity to the style of play of Milan superstar Andrea Pirlo.

The midfielder is so far superior to those in his age-group at Juventus that he is set to be called up to play with players three-to-four years older than him in the Primavera side.

"For Andrea age-group is not a problem,” said his current Coach Domenico Maggiora.

“He has a very strong personality and I am convinced that he will already be playing for the Primavera side in the Spring.

“He contests the game well, jumps and heads well and has a great shot, especially with his right foot.”

There has been an explosion of teenage talent in Italy in recent weeks with first Mario Balotelli of Inter and then Alberto Paloschi of Milan.

The belief is that Schiavone has just as great a potential as both of these players.

"It truly is a joy for the nursery of Juve,” said Mister Massimo Maddaoloni.

“He has the quality of Andrea Pirlo in the way that he sees and reads the game. He also can be compared to [Daniele] De Rossi due to his dynamism and fight.”

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That 18-year old Paloschi guy was subbed in ... and 30 seconds after... he scored the winning goal for AC Milan last week against Siena. Expect big things from this genius.

[valdanito_10]

balotelli nfrom inter is great.


lorenzo de silvestri from laziois even better

[DelijaZauvjek]

Balotelli will be a great player in the future. He is owning at Inter.
Here is another young talented teen

The 18-year-old is part of an explosive young generation of Italian talents that also includes the likes of Mario Balotelli, Alberto Paloschi and Sebastian Giovinco.

Forestieri was actually born in Argentina to parents who originate from Sicily, but he moved to Italy at the age of 16 when Genoa signed him from Boca Juniors.

"When I arrived in Genoa I found so much affection, and a lot of friendship,” he told the Gazzetta dello Sport.

“In Siena [where he moved on a co-ownership deal last summer] everything is repeated. Many people have done incredible things to help me.”

The main reason why Forestieri moved to Italy was because he and his family wanted a safer and more peaceful life.

In Argentina Forestieri’s brother miraculously survived when he was shot in the stomach during an armed robbery. This has been a key reason in his decision to represent Italy and not Argentina at football.

"Here I found something extraordinary,” he explained.

“I have found the chance to live peacefully. In Argentina my brother Ezequiel was shot. When I realized that here you can walk down the street without fear, I decided that this was the place where I wanted to live.”

Forestieri has been described by many as a huge star of the future, with some comparing his talent to that of Lionel Messi.

The teenager has revealed that it is his dream to follow another Argentine-born player, Mauro Camoranesi, and win the World Cup for Italy.

”I go back to see my grandparents in Argentina, but my dream is to play and become a World champion with Italy, just like Camoranesi,” he concluded.