Arena will join Gasperini’s first team in preseason

Arena will join Gasperini’s first team in preseason

class="wp-block-paragraph">Will Antonio Arena become the number 9 of the future? It’s too early to say, but the 2009-born player has certainly caught Gasperini’s eye: “He piqued my interest in training.”

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class="wp-block-paragraph">Even before that, Silvio Baldini launched him into the ranks at Pescara: “He’ll go far.”

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class="wp-block-paragraph">In short, anyone who knows him is ready to bet on the qualities of Arena, who scored his first goal for Roma this year in the Coppa Italia against Torino: a cross from Wesley and a perfect header past Palerari.

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class="wp-block-paragraph">Antonio Arena is the most interesting player emerging from Roma’s youth academy.

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class="wp-block-paragraph">As reported by Corriere dello Sport, barring any surprises, the 2009-born player will be involved by Gian Piero Gasperini in the first days of the summer retreat to prepare for next season.

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class="wp-block-paragraph">This year, the former Pescara player played three years under his age in the Primavera championship, scoring 10 goals in 25 appearances and providing four assists.

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class="wp-block-paragraph">Arena also played in the final minutes of Roma’s Serie A matches against Cagliari and Lecce.