Matteo Cancellieri
Italian footballer (born 2002)
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- Matteo Cancellieri (born 12 February 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger or second striker for Serie A club Lazio and the Italy national team.
- On 13 March 2018, Cancellieri first rose to fame during the Champions League game against Shakhtar Donetsk, where he was a ball boy at the Stadio Olimpico.
- Roma eventually won the game, qualifying for the quarter-finals, where they would beat FC Barcelona in a famous remontada , under the management of coach Di Francesco.
- Cancellieri played his first season with the club in the Campionato Primavera 2, still impressing with his goal tally, as he scored 15 goals and delivered 7 assists in only 18 games.
- Cancellieri made his Serie A debut only one week later against Sassuolo, coming on as a substitute, before starting his first Serie A game six days later, against Inter Milan, the reigning champions.
Matteo Cancellieri (born 12 February 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger or second striker for Serie A club Lazio and the Italy national team.
Club career
Early career in Rome
Cancellieri arrived in the AS Roma academy at the age of nine from Polisportiva De Rossi in the Appio-Latino, soon becoming a prolific goalscorer with the Giallorossi's youth setup.
On 13 March 2018, Cancellieri first rose to fame during the Champions League game against Shakhtar Donetsk, where he was a ball boy at the Stadio Olimpico. He was pushed by the Shakhtar player Facundo Ferreyra, who made him fall beyond an advertising board. Roma eventually won the game, qualifying for the quarter-finals, where they would beat FC Barcelona in a famous remontada, under the management of coach Di Francesco.
Verona
In 2020, Cancellieri joined Hellas Verona on a two years loan, with an obligation of purchase, along with his teammates Mert Çetin and Aboudramane Diaby, as Marash Kumbulla made the move in the opposite direction to join Rome.
Cancellieri played his first season with the club in the Campionato Primavera 2, still impressing with his goal tally, as he scored 15 goals and delivered 7 assists in only 18 games.
He made his professional debut for Verona under manager Eusebio Di Francesco on 14 August 2021, starting the Coppa Italia game against Catanzaro, proving to be instrumental in his team 3–0 home win. Cancellieri made his Serie A debut only one week later against Sassuolo, coming on as a substitute, before starting his first Serie A game six days later, against Inter Milan, the reigning champions.
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