Who is Tommaso Baldanzi protagonist with Under 20 and Empoli-Corriere.it

The apotheosis of an unforgettable season Tommaso Baldanzi experienced on 23 January at San Siro, with the goal that allowed Empoli to beat Inter, for the second time in their history after Rocchi’s exploit in 2004 He had already signed three seals, but that day at the Meazza he revealed himself to Italian football, accused of giving space only to the many foreigners and seating their talents on the bench. Definitely the most important goal he has scored, a special nightShe said.

Born in 2003 in Poggibonsi but actually from Castelfiorentino, one of the jewels of coach Carmine Nunziata and the Italy Under 20 team, who is building a dream at the Under 20 World Cup. consecutive after the goals achieved in 2017 (third place, best placement ever) and in 2019.
Baldanzi scored against England
favorite of the World Cup, in the round of 16 and also struck in the quarterfinals with Colombia, giving the Azzurri the semifinal, increasingly inspired by the top scorer, with six goals, Casadei.

a wonderful period for Baldanzi, who will currently remain at Empoli (he has a contract, renewed this season, until 2027). In the moves and in the world of playing they compare it to Papu Gomezthe former Atalanta champion, who won the World Cup with Argentina in Qatar (on penalties against France) and also the Europa League with Sevilla at the expense of Roma.

Baldanzi – the prediction of Fabrizio Corsi, president of Empoli to Sky Sport last January – will get to play in an important team, but for a year and a half he must complete himself in Empoli, because the big ones don’t have time to train young people. Baldanzi is an attacking midfielder who can also play in the middle of the pitch, but who exalts himself in attack. ambidextrous and with an excellent sense of goal. He won a championship with Empoli Under 16 in 2019 and another with Primavera in 2021. As a child he supported Milan and has Paulo Dybala as an idol.

Those who know him well have always talked about his uncommon technical skills and the many goals in succession as a kid. His comes from a humble family. No intrusiveness in his son’s career, indeed a lot of support. And the right recipe: family, education, the right environment to grow up, sport. Now the dream continues in Argentina: We can win the World Cup, he said. But already so a success: the demonstration that our football still knows how to churn out talent. You don’t just have to turn your back and pretend nothing happened.