Riccardo Calafiori's career could have come to a heartbreakingly early end, but now the converted Bologna and Italy centre-back is drawing comparisons to Paolo Maldini at Euro 2024
Riccardo Calafiori was 16 years of age, he'd only just signed his first professional contract with Roma and yet he was being told that his career might already be over.
"Something like this usually only happens in motocross - not in football,"Looking back on it now, Calafiori says he was probably lucky that it happened while he was still so young, because he didn't quite fully grasp the gravity of the situation. But that doesn't make his defiant reaction to such a serious setback any less remarkable."This time, no decisive match, no final to win...
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