Mauro Villa is the neighbor on the list. Varese basketball is preparing to welcome another talent of its youthful forge on stable, now increasingly prolific. The 2004 class originally from Mendoza, Argentina, but of Italian basketball formation, will be the new face of the group that will face Serie A in the 2025/2026 season.
A place among the greats
Villa will complete the Italian park of the red and white roster, bringing energy, physicality and versatility to a group that wants to continue enhancing their young people. After Librizzi and Assui, it’s up to him to enter the first team. Despite the young age, Villa is considered ready to train constantly between the seniors and – if the work will support him – also to conquer minutes on the pitch.
The recovery after the injury
Last season he was conditioned by a shoulder injury that temporarily slowed down his growth, but Villa reacted as a real wrestler. The recovery was complete and convincing: those who see it on the pitch today describes it as a “bull” ready to fight on every ball. A powerful athlete, who loves to penetrate the basket with a decision and who does not pull back when there is to fight under the planks.
A ductile and combative profile
In the youth sector and in interregional B it has already shown that it can cover three roles: play, guard and, if necessary, even small wing. The shot from outside is not his main weapon, but he knows how to compensate with a debtoring physicality, especially when he plays from 1 or 2. Her characteristics convinced coach Kastritis, who this summer followed the boy’s progress up to choose which young man to aggregate permanently to the group.
The trust of society
Villa enjoys Luis Scola’s deep esteem, which considers him a real talent. Coach Herman Mandole himself, who trained him before leaving Varese, had expressed his intention to take him to Serie A already in the 2025/2026 season, following the same path built for Assui. A guarantee, given the ability of mandle to identify and grow young people with method and vision.
The comparison with Librizzi and Assui
It is early to say if Villa will be able to follow in the footsteps of Librizzi and Assui, as he himself dreams. Each path is unique, but the direction taken by the club is clear: investing in the nursery, trusting those who show dedication and mentality. And villa, in this, seems to have all the credentials. Now he will be up to him to collect the challenge and respond to the requests of the technical staff, led by a coach like Kastritis who has always shown to be able to do with young people.
