Francesco Pio Esposito already compared to Luca Toni, but he tempers: “The road is still long”
By OnzeActu · · 2 min read
Young Inter center forward, Francesco Pio Esposito is already associated with Luca Toni by some observers. The person concerned recognizes the honor but calls for caution: his career is only just beginning.
It's been a while since Italy had such a promising striker, at least at Francesco Pio Esposito's age. You have to go back several years - to Mario Balotelli's first era at Inter - to find such youthful talent capable of making an impression.
For the moment, Esposito has not yet reached heights comparable to those mentioned, but his statistics remain encouraging: five goals in nine matches with the Italian selection, including achievements against Luxembourg and Greece during the double clash in June, organized around the idea of giving playing time to young people by Silvio Baldini.
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At club level, in his first year as a “comprimario” at Inter, he scored ten goals in forty-eight games and participated in the group's successes, winning the Scudetto and the Coppa Italia.
Faced with the praise, some did not hesitate to compare him to Luca Toni, the last great transalpine number 9 crowned world champion in 2006. Esposito responded with maturity: “I have seen a lot of videos of him, he was a source of inspiration for me. It's an honor to be close to him, to succeed in a career like his would be enormous, but be careful with comparisons because the road is still long. »
The young striker is celebrating his 21st birthday today. Between expectations and measured progress, Esposito remains aware of the road ahead to confirm all the promises that surround him.
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