Bruno Zapelli, the other Argentinian who made his Italy debut: starter in Under-21 triumph

Although his debut with a goal in a 2-1 defeat against England in Naples took all the spotlights, Matthew Retegui He wasn’t the only Argentine footballer who wore the Italian national team shirt for the first time in these hours: Cordoba’s Bruno Zapelli made his debut in the Under-21 team on Friday who defeated Serbia 2-0 in a friendly match played in Backa Topola.

The Belgrano midfielder started and put in a good performance in the 59 minutes he was on the pitch at the TSC Arena: he tuned in very well with his teammates and showed some flashes of his talent. In the 14th minute he was replaced by Gaetano Pio Oristanio, one of the great promises of Italian football.

THE Blues he is preparing Under 21 European Championship which will take place in Georgia and Romania from 21 June to 8 July. In this last phase of the set-up, coach Paolo Nicolato is looking to see players who have had little or no activity in the selected squad so far. As, Friday gave Zapelli this chancewho will turn 21 on May 21, and also made his debut with Reggina midfielder Niccolò Pierozzi and Empoli striker Tommaso Baldanzi.

“We got to see several guys work: they all played a good game, considering that many of them were playing together for the first time. I have seen a great application from everyone: whoever enters, adapts very easily. It seemed like they had been playing together for a long time ”, Nicolato underlined after the match which his parents dominated from top to bottom and won thanks to a brace from Frosinone striker Samuele Mulattieri.

Italy’s next Under 21 friendly match will be on Monday at 3 pm (Argentina time), when they host Ukraine at the Oreste Granillo stadium in Reggio Calabria. Zapelli, born in Villa Carlos Paz, who was one of the key players in the Belgrano squad that was promoted to the Professional League last year and who represented Argentina’s sub-15 and sub-15 teams is expected to add more minutes. .