Luca Mazzitelli: From FC Südtirol to the Europa League

Admittedly, FC Südtirol expected more from Mazzitelli. The midfielder, who was considered a huge talent by many experts and was thrown into the Lega Pro pool for the first time at the tender age of 18, played 26 games, but only showed his potential in measured quantities. Today, two years after the FCS adventure, Mazzitelli already has his first major Europa League appearance under his belt with Sassuolo. A leap that not many would have expected the Roman to make.

A magical evening Luca Mazzitelli won't soon forget Thursday evening: For the first time in his career, the Roman started on the field in a Europa League game between his club Sassuolo and eight-time Spanish champions Athletic Bilbao. Mazzitelli showed an appealing performance in the 3-0 win, especially in the first half, and was substituted with a yellow card in the second half after 67 minutes.

From Bolzano to Europe – in two years His second Europa League appearance - he got a taste of international football for a few seconds in qualifying - was the highlight of an extraordinary career rise. In his first year as a professional at FC Südtirol, the AS Roma trained footballer was disappointing across the board, especially in the first half of the season. It was only in the second half of the season that his talent began to shine more and more often, which is why he not only made his way into the FCS's starting eleven, but also onto the radar of numerous larger clubs.

Roman fighter, through and through In the end, it was Serie B club Brescia that won the competition for the young midfielder and poached him on loan from his parent club AS Roma. A deal that the Lombards should not regret. Mazzitelli hit like the oft-quoted bombshell, soon becoming a top performer in central midfield at the age of 19 and particularly impressing with his fighting qualities, which earned him no fewer than 20 yellow cards in his 36 games. The Roman also scored five goals.

To Sassuolo for 3,5 million Of course, other clubs also became aware of these performances, including the Serie A surprise team Sassuolo, which signed Mazzitelli from AS Roma in the winter of this year for 3,5 million euros (source Transfermarkt.de), but ended the season with Brescia and was only integrated into the professional squad in the summer. Mazzitelli has played once in Serie A and celebrated his Europa League debut on Thursday. A promising start - and who knows what surprises the boy from the eternal city has in store for the future.

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Luca Mazzitelli: From FC Südtirol to the Europa League

The day before yesterday Lega Pro, yesterday Serie B, today Europa League: If you had to write a guideline for the ideal sporting advancement, the career path of ex-FC South Tyrol player Luca Mazzitelli could safely serve as a template. The story of a furious development.

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