On Saturday night, Italian star Lorenzo Insigne and compatriot Federico Bernardeschi will usher in a new chapter in the life of Toronto soccer at BMO Field. It already feels like the arc points upward.
Lots of noise in Little Italy. But what of the homeland? The stature and age profile of Insigne and Bernardeschi, both still in their primes and key members of the Azzurri’s Euro glory last summer, means there’s noise in big Italy too.
“Giovinco’s move to Canada opened the door to a new world. Sebastian was a pioneer, very important for the evolution of the MLS brand in the eyes of the Italians. Insigne, Criscito and Bernardeschi, they surprised but not that much. So, the market has changed.” The trajectory of his curling shots that nestle inside a goalkeeper’s far post became such a trademark thatthe Neapolitan slang for Insigne’s shots, made its way into Italian dictionaries. When Roberto Mancini’s squad celebrated continental triumph at a homecoming last summer, President Sergio Mattarella stopped to greet Insigne.
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