Last season he gained experience and showed himself off to such an extent that he was called up and then made his debut for the Italy national team: Giorgio Scalvini is one of Atalanta’s rising stars. Giorgio came through the Nerazzurri youth academy and has his feet firmly on the ground, he is: “Ready for this new season”.

GROWTH
“Last year was very important for me, as I had the chance to train with the First Team and to play for them in the second half of the season. I’ve improved a lot in every respect, both as a footballer and a person, as I had to adapt to people older than me. I’m ready for the new season”.

NATIONAL TEAM
“It was a fantastic experience, even though my debut was in a game that we didn’t win. However, I’ll keep this memory forever with me. And I think I achieved this thanks to the hard work during my year with Atalanta”.

MIDFIELDER OR DEFENDER?
“The coach used me as a midfielder last year, and I like it a lot as I used to play in that position when I was in the youth teams. I can play both in midfield and in defence whenever it’s needed”.

THE FANS
There were a lot of fans even in the early days of training camp, as it was last year at the stadium. We can feel their affection here at the training camp too.

TRAINING
“We grind but it’s well needed it. It’s useful, that’s why we do it with pleasure, as we’ll see the results all year round”.

SERIE A
“It’ll be a different season compared to the past ones, as we’ll have the World Cup in November and December, so, we’ll have to rest and then work hard those months to then do our best in the season finale”.

GOALS
“My goals are to play as much as I can, to get better and learn from my teammates, hoping to get back in Europe”.