Europeans: Castrovilli da Minervino at Mancini’s court, ready for his debut against Turkey

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twelve o’clock, June 11, 2021 – 09:08

At the time of the call, the player was in his small town in the company of his girlfriend Rachele Risaliti (former Miss Italy 2016). He packed his bags and joined the national team

of Giuseppe Di Bisceglie


Castrovilli visiting his former elementary school in Minervino Murge

When the call to convene for Euro 2020 arrived, Gaetano Castrovilli was in Minervino Murge, in that village in the Murgian hinterland where he grew up, in whose squares he kicked a ball. Mister Roberto Mancini called him to make up for the forced absence of Lorenzo Pellegrini, injured during a slack, a few hours before the debut at the European championships of the Italian national football team.

Castrovilli who, despite the beautiful figures in a friendly match with the blue jersey had not been included in the list of the 26 athletes of the selection, immediately packed his bags and left for Rome to join his teammates who will take to the field on Friday 11 June. ‘Olympic for the European debut against Turkey.


A dream come true for the champion of Minervino Murge, who grew up with the red and white shirt of Bari and currently in force at Fiorentina. the only purple player to be part of the national selection of Euro 2020. A dream for Minervino Murge, a small village in the Bat province, which has always seen in Gaetano Castrovilli the symbol of those who managed to realize their dreams while starting from the extreme periphery away from the spotlight.

Until a few hours ago Gaetano was in Minervino Murge, with his girlfriend (Rachele Risaliti, Miss Italy 2016, ed). He stayed with our fellow citizens, visited the health assistance point, greeted the elementary school children; his presence in the village was a great celebration for us and today his convocation for the Europeans a great source of pride for us, comments the mayor of the Murgian city Lalla Mancini. The bond between Gaetano and Minervino Murge is very solid. The blue champion has his loved ones here, his family. Return often to visit friends and family. He has never forgotten his very simple origins, part of our community and we feel him very close to us, he remembers the first town.

And the city is preparing to applaud its favorite by gathering in Piazza Faro, the pulsating center of the small Minervino Murge, where the setting up of a large screen is planned to be able to view all the matches of the national team. We are covid free and we have something to celebrate, says Lalla Mancini.

Meanwhile, the social groups of the citizens of Minervino Murge are teeming with photographs taken in the company of their favorite. There is no young Minervinese who does not flaunt a shot with Gaetano or who shrinks from showing an autographed shirt. Gaetano one of them and with him in the field ready to go down the whole country. Twenty-four years old, midfielder, Gaetano Castrovilli made his debut in the world of football at the age of 9 with ASD Minervino. At first in the Bari youth teams and later in the first team, he was sold to Fiorentina a few days after his twentieth birthday. Here he manages to be appreciated by Mr. Vincenzo Montella who will consider him one of the pillars of the purple team. He wore his first blue jersey on November 15, 2019, replacing Lorenzo Insigne in the Bosnia Herzegovina – Italy match (0 – 3).

11 June 2021 | 09:08

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