Football, the extraordinary Sunday of the three Esposito brothers – Corriere.it

In Brescia it will be a Sunday to be experienced in one go, that of Esposito family, devoted to Padre Pio, originally from Castellammare di Stabia, with four children. Special children: Annamaria, 28, a teacher and three boys, who grew up in the youth sector of Inter. Savior23 years, Sebastian22 years old, and Francis Pius, the little one of the house, 18 years old on June 28th: ​​they will be on the pitch today, June 11th, miles away from each other. A family that knows what it means to make many sacrifices: a few years ago they didn’t think twice about leaving Castellammare di Stabia to move to Brescia on the proposal of the talent scout Roberto Clerici, one who knows all about talent. They packed up and changed their lives, moving nearly 800 kilometers north. The ball in the family DNA. Agostino Esposito was central defender in the Napoli youth team, then played and coached Juve Stabia. His father Salvatore, the paternal grandfather of the boys, played among the amateurs as an attacking midfielder and his brother-in-law Gennaro was a left winger in the Napoli youth team. Now to Salvatore, Sebastiano and Francesco Pio.

The first of the three to take the field will be Sebastiano. At 20.30 he will put on the Bari shirt to play in the final return leg of the playoffs, for the jump to Serie A, against Cagliari (first leg finished 1-1; in the event of a draw, the Apulians go through). He will try to win the second promotion in his career, after that of two years ago with the Venice. he is Inter’s second youngest ever goalscorer in Serie A. On 21 December 2019 he scored against Genoa at the age of 17 years and 172 days, behind Mario Corso (17 years and 97 days against Bologna in 1958). A penalty that Lukaku gave him. And he has experiences in Switzerland (at Basel) and Belgium (at Anderlecht) behind him. He loves Roma and Francesco Totti.

Instead, at 20.45, it will be Salvatore’s turn, midfielder. With his Spice, in Reggio Emilia, will try to beat Verona to stay in Serie A. Almost a month ago, on 13 May, he played a bad joke on Milan, bringing down the Rossoneri with a great free-kick goal. He who as a child told a friend, a super Rossoneri fan, that one day he would score for his team. No sooner said than done. And one used to winning. With the Inter youth team he won the Scudetto with the Giovanissimi Nazionali in 2015 and the one with the Allievi Nazionali two years later, in 2017. He is inspired by Daniele De Rossi.

Finally, and a wonderful achievement, Francis Pius, also a striker like Sebastiano. He plays in the Nerazzurri’s Primavera coached by Cristian Chivu and will take the field against Uruguay (11 pm Italian time) in the Under-20 World Cup final. The first time for the Azzurri, who are chasing a historic triumph.