In Turin, Roberto Piccoli collected the Golden Boy award – which is the prestigious international award established by Tuttosport – for being the Best Italian Under-21 player of 2021.

It is an important award for the 20-year-old forward from Bergamo, who, in 2021, first stood out with Spezia, where he spent a year on loan and scored 5 goals in his first Serie A season, and then in the Nerazzurri shirt, with which he sealed the team’s first win this season. Coincidentally, the victory was claimed in Turin.

“I thank everyone for this important award – said Roberto Piccoli -. I owe a lot to Atalanta. Their youth academy shapes you as a man and as a footballer: they pay attention to all aspects, even extra-football ones.” The Nerazzurri number 99 also spoke about the situation in the league after the victory in Verona: “Now it is important to take one game at a time because every challenge must be faced with great attention. I will always do everything to get myself ready.”

Coach Gian Piero Gasperini also attended the event. When he was invited on stage, he said: “Roberto is an example of how much Atalanta is attentive to the growth of the young players. Every now and then, some great players come out of the Nerazzurri youth academy and he is certainly one of our young talents.”

In the photo, coach Gian Piero Gasperini is on stage alongside Roberto Piccoli during the award ceremony.