Ranieri’s team wins in Reggio Emilia with goals from Lapadula and the former Spal player and can therefore remain in Serie A next season too.
The 2-0 achieved at the Mapei Center gave mathematical salvation to the Cagliari, who will (therefore) not need calculations in view of the last day of the championship, as teams like Empoli, Udinese and Frosinone will be forced to do instead. Incredible joy for Matteo Pratiin his first season in the top category, made even more surprising if we think that, until a few years ago (precisely in 2021/2022), he played in Serie D with the Ravenna shirt.
From the amateurs, he rises in category and even collects 20 appearances for Spal. A year to forget for the club, which will be relegated to Serie C, but certainly to remember for Prati, as thanks to the excellent performances between Serie B and a dream Under 20 World Cup (with Italy losing only in the final against Uruguay), he managed to attract the attention of several clubs, including Cagliari, who convinced him to sign the contract last summer.
The rossoblu midfielder was also a great protagonist with Young Italy, as highlighted by the interview carried out (just a year ago) at the Spal sports centre, in which he told us about his experience in Serie B and the first sensations of moving from “amateurs” to professionals in such a short time. Curiosity: on the afternoon in which the interview was carried out, a friendly match of the LND Representatives was taking place on the adjacent field, the shirt he himself had worn in the previous months.
In addition to the special episode on Sky Sport, Prati was clearly included as one of the best profiles, born in ’03, present in our latest Almanac. Here we have told you his story, starting from his beginnings with Cesena, but what captures the interest most is what they say about him, anything but banal, present in the profile. The person who wanted to describe it to us is Daniele De Rossi, his former coach, who did not mince words: “Special boy. As a former central midfielder, with a bit of feeling in that role, I feel like going too far: it is immediately clear that he will be a “player”“.
An important investiture which, after a few months, we could already consider… a revelation won.
