Nicolo Fagioli is the Juventus player who grabs the headlines after his winning goal for the Bianconeri against Lecce last weekend.
The midfielder has risen through the ranks at the club and is now part of the Allianz Stadium first team.
Juve are delighted to have him in the squad, but he has been in the first team for a long time.
Although he had to spend the last season on loan at Cremonese to prove his worth, he trained with the first team when Cristiano Ronaldo and Álvaro Morata were still at the club.
The midfielder’s father was moved to tears when he scored for the club and recalled a time when Ronaldo assured his son not to worry about his health.
Fagioli had a heart problem early in her career, which could have killed her, but Ronaldo encouraged it.
Marco Fagioli said via Football Italia:
“Ronaldo was fantastic with Nicolò. When we were all scared about his heart problem, Cristiano reassured him by saying that he had had a similar problem when he was a child and that everything would be solved”.
Juve FC says
Fagioli has been in fine form in the few games he has played for us and Ronaldo’s encouragement might have been the reason he didn’t give up his playing career.
The midfielder will end up becoming a regular in this Juve team. For now, we need you to stay focused and work hard.
