Friday’s declare that Giorgio Scalvini is now this summer season. Right here is all the things Magpies followers have to know in regards to the highly-rated 21-year-old.
Who’s Italy worldwide Scalvini?
For a number of years, Scalvini has been considered one of, if not probably the most extremely anticipated younger defender in Italian soccer.
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A standard centre-back, Scalvini made his Serie A debut as a 17-year-old in 2021, and was an everyday within the beginning line-up by the age of 18, having made 32 high flight appearances in 2022-23, after which one other 36 in 2023-24 on the ages of 19 and 20.
Leroy Sane of Germany challenges Giorgio Sclavini of Italy in the course of the UEFA Nations League League A Group 3 match between Germany and Italy at Borussia Park Stadium on June 14, 2022 in Moenchengladbach, Germany. (Photograph by Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Pictures)
6’4 in top, equally adept within the air as he’s with the ball at his ft and displaying defensive knowledge past his years, Scalvini already racked up over 100 first-team appearances for Atalanta earlier than the age of 21.
Scalvini was additionally capped eight occasions at full worldwide stage earlier than the age of 20.
He had anticipated to be a part of the Italy squad for the EURO 2024 marketing campaign final summer season, however within the last minutes of the ultimate Serie A match of the 2023-24 season, which was later confirmed to be a cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture.
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Miraculously, it solely took from his severe knee harm as he emerged for a second-half cameo in a 3-1 win over Parma on November 23, 2024.
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Although he would go on to function one other 5 occasions for Atalanta in Serie A, Scalvini then picked up a severe harm to his shoulder, and in the end ended a merciless and irritating season for the defensive expertise.
Current updates declare that Scalvini is ready to return to coaching in mid-July.