Avezzano – First market coup for Isweb Avezzano Rugby which announces the arrival of Pedro Mercerat, a talented Italian-Argentine fly-half at the height of his sporting maturity.
Number ten with great international experience, Pedro Mercerat he is a real coach on the pitch and has been a point of reference for the Rangers Vicenzaa club with which he played for five seasons and which he led to the historic promotion to Serie A Elite with a score of 289 points, best scorer of the 2022/23 season in the entire Serie A. His arrival in the yellow and black jersey will strengthen the control room of the team, expanding the choices available to the technical staff with a view to lengthening the squad, qualitatively and quantitatively, for the next A1 series championship.
Even extreme when necessary, the 1991 class, 182 centimetres and 90 kilos, was born in La Platain the province of Buenos Aires, playing for a long time for the local team and taking many satisfactions. He wore the jersey of the Argentina youth national teams before also boasting another experience in Italy, with the Medicei jersey. He will add personality and vision of the game to the squad led by the head coach Vincenzo Troiani.
“I chose to play with Isweb Avezzano Rugby because I had the opportunity to appreciate the great human qualities of its men, but also because it is a club where rugby is lived with passion”, explains Mercerat. “We are talking about a growing company and this, for me, represents a great challenge at this stage of my career. My goal is to give the team everything I can, both on and off the pitch, to make the most of our qualities and finish the championship in the highest position possible. I will do my best – he concludes – and I hope to contribute with experience in the opening role to give order, clarity and a good game to the team“.
