The rossoblù U14s take to the stage at the “Selis” Tournament

The 29th edition of the “Manlio Selis” – MG Motor World Tournament, an Under-14 youth football event, is underway in Gallura from April 30th to May 3rd. Coach Francesco Atzeni’s Cagliari, placed in Group G, will play entirely at the “Signora Chiara” municipal stadium in Calangianus. They will begin their tournament campaign this evening (at 5:45 pm) against Centro Olimpico Romano. The other two qualifying matches will be held on Friday, May 1st: in the morning at 11:45 am against Latte Dolce; and in the evening against Belgian side Genk.

In addition to Coach Atzeni, the staff includes technical assistant Francesco Serra and goalkeeping coach Matteo Crobeddu. Eighteen young Rossoblù players will be taking part in the Selis:

Edoardo Acquafresca, Thiago Antinori, Fabrizio Bacciu, Edoardo Cao, Leonardo Cioni, Gavino Cossu, Alessandro Detti, Riccardo Fiori, Alessandro Iurlaro, Federico Nieco, Francesco Nieddu, Diego Porcu, Riccardo Provenzano, Lorenzo Raffo, Vincenzo Russo, Giuseppe Sanna.

Forty teams from ten different countries are participating in the tournament. Among the professional clubs, in addition to Cagliari Calcio, are Atalanta BC, Genoa CFC, Juventus FC, AS Roma, FC Internazionale Milano, Como 1907, Torino FC, SEF Torres 1903, Vis Pesaro dal 1898, and Latina Calcio 1932, plus eight international professional clubs: RCD Espanyol (Spain), CR Flamengo (Brazil), PFC Levski Sofia (Bulgaria), VfB Stuttgart (Germany), KRC Genk (Belgium), FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (Ukraine), Liverpool FC (England), and Paris Saint-Germain FC (France).