DBasia.news – Juventus’ match against SPAL in the Coppa Italia quarter-final, Thursday (28/1), will be unforgettable for Gianluca Frabotta. He listed himself as the youngest goalscorer from Italy for La Vecchia Signora.
It all happened because of the trust given to Andrea Pirlo.
Gianluca Frabotta appeared as a left wing back against SPAL. Frabotta did not waste this opportunity by appearing impressively.
In the 4-0 win for Juventus, Frabotta scored one goal. He scored a goal for both Juve in the 33rd minute.
Frabotta’s goal process was neat. Receiving Dejan Kulusevksi’s pass, Frabotta fired a hard shot from a distance that the visitors’ goalkeeper could not stop.
In particular, with this goal, Frabotta became the youngest Italian player to score a goal for Juventus. Frabotta scored a goal aged 21 years and 217 days.
Frabotta deposed Moise Kean who previously sat on the throne. The player who has currently defended Paris Saint-Germain set a record in April 2019.
Even though he started to feel success, Frabotta didn’t want to be conceited. According to him, anything could happen because of the role of Andrea Pirlo.
“My feelings are extraordinary. I have been waiting for this for a very long time. For me, this is an opportunity to grow,” explained Frabotta as reported by Tuttomercato.
“I have to thank the coach who gave me confidence,” said Frabotta.
Initially, Frabotta was not the first choice. However, with several problems afflicting main defender, Alex Sandro, Frabotta started to receive playing time.
This season, Frabotta has appeared in 14 matches. He recorded one goal plus one assist for the Old Lady.
“Initially, we thought Pirlo would be the coach of the U-23s So, I did not feel that I will get many opportunities to appear,” said the defender.
“However, slowly Pirlo gave me confidence. I am very grateful to Pirlo,” added Frabotta.
For Frabotta, the goal against SPAL will not be forgotten. Moreover, these goals were created with a beautiful process.
“I hope the ball can come to my feet. I’m happy because Nicolo Fagioli gave the ball to me,” explained the player with the number 38 jersey.
“He could have grabbed the ball. But when I shouted for it, he dodged and I kicked it.”
Naturally, at this time Frabotta value has increased. In 2019, Frabotta is estimated to have a value of only 100 thousand euros. Currently, the player who was born in Rome, Italy is valued at 2.5 million euros (Transfermarkt calculations).
Inevitably, La Vecchia Signora is reportedly starting to want to extend Frabotta’s contract. Meanwhile, at this time Frabotta’s tenure is still until the end of June 2023.
Pirlo, who was the key to launching Frabotta’s career, was also excited. He admitted that he really wanted to provide more opportunities for young players.
“Juventus is the only one that makes team B. I think it’s great for the development of the young players we have,” explained Pirlo.
Pirlo also never differentiated the handling of his players. He made sure every player had equality in his eyes.
“I have the same attitude towards others when I am with Cristiano Ronaldo. I treat Ronaldo the same as Frabotta and Manolo Portanova who came from the U-23 team. I can do it when I was a player,” said the allenatore.
Now, Gianluca Frabotta has started to earn the results of the hard work of the previous seasons. Moreover, he felt he appeared in various clubs before finally defending the banner of Juventus.
In 2015, Gianluca Frabotta left his childhood club, Savio, to play for Bologna U-17. For three years, Frabotta was continuously promoted to the 19 year age group.
Bologna also decided to loan Frabotta to AC Renate in 2018. I Rossoblu wanted Frabotta’s mentality, abilities and playing minutes to continue to grow. As a result, Frabotta played in 14 matches with Renate with a record of two assists.
After his loan spell at Renate, Frabotta was back at school. This time, the player who has a height of 187 centimeters studied at Pordenone.
Frabotta’s impressive performance has made Juventus interested. Juve spent 2.6 million euros on the Frabotta in the summer of 2019.
After that, the story continues to flow to the top paragraph of this story. After getting the chance to debut in Serie A against AS Roma last season, Frabotta continued to show a graph of improvement.
It is only natural for Gianluca Frabotta to remember Andrea Pirlo as the pioneer. Thanks to Pirlo’s trust, Gianluca Frabotta, who was previously only a backup plan, now appeared great.