Francesco Palmieri, Sporting Director of Sassuolo, spoke about second teams after receiving the Mino Favini Award today in Coverciano: “It can be important because the gap between the first team and the Primavera (youth team) is wide. I think it could be a choice to share all together, very important in the future to give continuity to the work in the youth sector up to the first team, to give them a chance to understand what senior football is like.“
In some respects, we are still behind because at 20-21 players are no longer young, but with us they are still considered as such in all respects. We are always a bit hesitant with young people and perhaps more courage is needed to then reap the rewards.“