Barcelona and the Italians, a love that never blossomed on the pitch: Will Chiesa break the taboo?

2024-08-22 16:34:10Sport SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Barcelona and the Italians, a love that never blossomed on the pitch: Will
Federico Chiesa

From Juventus to Barcelona? Will this be the fate of Federico Chiesa? That of the Italian players and the Blaugrana club is a story of few and mixed transfers. Because compared to 40 Brazilian, 23 Dutch, 22 Argentine and even 7 Paraguayan players, Italy can count only 4 Italian footballers in its history, who have worn the prestigious shirt of the Catalan club.

Chiesa…, just like Zambrotta?

One of the four Italian players who landed in Catalonia from Juventus was exactly Gianluca Zambrotta. The wing defender was at the peak of his career, after 7 years in white he was transferred to "Camp Nou". He stayed at Barça for 2 years, when he only managed to win one Spanish Super Cup, while also playing in two Champions Leagues and one Club World Cup.

The different example of… Thiago Motta

At that time Thiago Motta was still 'Brazilian', if we mean the naturalization that the current Juventus coach made to play with the Italian national team in 2011. At that time Motta was in the national youth teams of Brazil, Barça was the first European club and also his professional debut on the Old Continent. 8 seasons, 147 games and 10 goals.

Certainly more than Francesco Coco and Demetrio Albertini, the other two Italians who have worn the Barcelona jersey.

The first from the summer of 2001 to that of 2002, with 33 games, but little trace of himself before returning to Milan, where he came from. For Albertini, it was the last minutes of his career, 6 months at the beginning of 2005, before "hanging up his shoes".


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