Raspadori Giacomo
Giacomo Raspadori is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Italy national team. Raspadori joined the youth academy of Sassuolo in 2009, after a year with local club Progresso. On 9 August 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Sassuolo for four years. Raspadori made his professional debut with Sassuolo in a 3–1 Serie A defeat to Atalanta on 26 May 2019. Raspadori took part in the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship with the Italy U19 squad, scoring one goal in the tournament. He made his debut with the Italy U21 squad on 3 September 2020, playing against Slovenia in a friendly match. He took part in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship where he scored one goal in the group stage phase.
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This shirt was worn by Giacomo Raspadori during the Serie A game between Verona and Sassuolo which took place in Verona, “Marcantonio Bentegodi” Stadium, on August 21st 2021. Sassuolo defeated Verona 3-2 and Raspadori scored the first goal. At the end of the game Raspadori swapped his shirt with a Verona’s player whom we got it from. Raspadori is a quick, diminutive, and agile forward, with a low centre of gravity, who is capable of playing as a second striker, as an out-and-out striker or centre-forward, as an attacking midfielder, and even as a winger in a 4–2–3–1 formation. A two-footed player, who possesses good vision and technical skills, he is capable of both creating and scoring goals. He is also known for his ability to provide depth to his team and either exploit or create space with his runs, although he is also capable of dropping deep and linking-up with midfielders. His playing style has drawn comparisons with Antonio Di Natale and Carlos Tevez, although he has cited Sergio Agüero as one of his major inspirations. In October 2021 he was described as “Italy’s next centre-forward in the making”. In June 2021, Raspadori was called up by coach Roberto Mancini to the final 26-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament, despite never having been capped for the senior squad. On 4 June 2021, he debuted for Italy in a friendly win over the Czech Republic, replacing Ciro Immobile in the second half. He made his only appearance of Euro 2020 on 20 June, in Italy’s final group match against Wales in Rome, coming on as a second–half substitute for Federico Bernardeschi; the match ended in a 1–0 victory to the Italians, allowing them to top their group, On 11 July, Raspadori won the European Championship with Italy following a 3–2 penalty shoot-out victory over England at Wembley Stadium in the final, after a 1–1 draw in extra-time.
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Raspadori was an Italy National team player who participated to the “Euro 2020” competition. He made his “Euro 2020″ debut in the game between Italy and Wales which took place in Roma,”Stadio Olimpico” on June 20th 2021. In the same year, on 8 September 2021, Raspadori scored his first goal for the Italy senior national team, making the score 3–0 in an eventual 5–0 home win over Lithuania in a World Cup qualifier; ten minutes before, his off-goal shot also contributed to an own goal from the opposing defender Edgaras Utkus. In September 2022, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over England, then a goal in a 2–0 away win over Hungary, to qualify his country to the 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals. In 2021, he was combining his football career with studying sports science at university.
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These boots were worn by Giacomo Raspadori during the season 2021/2022 with S.S.C.Napoli. These are the Adidas next-generation Adidas X Speedportal boots that are the first Adidas boots to feature the new Adidas logo without the Adidas text. Features include a carbon heel lock, an engineered Primeknit collar as well as two extra forefoot studs to maximize straight-line acceleration. The Adidas ‘Game Data’ X Speedportal football boots boast a striking and modern design in hi-vis yellow and black. The official colorway is “Solar Green/Core Black/Solar Yellow”. These boots were especially made for Giacomo Raspadori with “GR18” alongside with the Italian flag printed on sides.
