16 years old, he has already played in Promozione-Corriere.it

A dream come true. Gabriel Fitto, striker and second son of Raffaele Fitto, Minister for European Affairs and the South, a new player in the Lazio youth team. A journey that began from the pitch of the Atena Gardens, the Sporting Club, then Toma Maglie and Goleador Melendugno. Now, precisely, the pupils of the biancocelesti. The announcement was made by talent scout, former coach, Giuseppe Pippi Leo: Our Gabriel lands on the banks of the Tiber, Lazio bank, of the Imperial Eagle. a well-deserved award for the whole Pippi Leo Academy family, which particularly gratifies the boy for his many sacrifices, we read on social networks.

There had already been interest from other clubs around Gabriele. First, the Fiorentina, but also Palermo, Bari, Milan and Lecce. However, he immediately had clear ideas and chose Lazio. Born into football in the Sporting Club Lecce, Fitto junior grew up for four years in the Pippi Leo Academy, but also played in Toma Maglie, then at Goleador Melendugno. He is a central striker in his role, technically gifted and physically strong. In his very young career, the 16 years old he has already made his debut in Promotion, he was part of the Regional and National Representatives and is now ready to try the big leap, into professional football, into a reality – Lazio in fact – which can give him the opportunity to grow without haste. Football is a family passion, given that even the father had played in the ranks of Maglie.