The 2021 of Italian sport never ceases to amaze. A few days ago also the Italy of American football won the continental title in the final against Sweden 41-14. A Pisan, Alberto Adduci, 27, a staple of the Blue Team coached by head coach Davide Giuliano, also kept the honor of the national team high. Adduci is a globetrotter with all the trappings of the case. Starting from Pisa, he first played in the United States in colleges, before returning to Italy in Milan, before arriving in Mexico at Aztecas, the team of the Universidad de las Américas Puebla, where Adduci studies architecture. “Winning the European Championships was an incredible experience – he confesses -, starting from the first meeting up to the final. A fantastic journey and a bond with his teammates and the coach that has developed over time”.

The Pisan athlete began his career right in Pisa and does not forget his past. “I started playing in the Storms in 2010 with the youth teams, staying here until 2013, when I moved to the United States – he says -. With the Storms we trained at Cus Pisa and once they asked me to also participate in the bridge game. given my size “. The victory of the European American Football Championships was the flagship of his sporting career: “In years and years of experience I must say that playing abroad has facilitated me in my sports learning path – he continues -. He started in 2015 with the coach and staff led by Giuliano. I think this was the right year to win, beyond the extraordinary year of our sport. In football with the team we were sure we could win this European. ” In the future of Alberto Adduci there is the possibility of a return to the boot. “At the level of life – he concludes – I see my return on a permanent basis to Pisa in my comfort zone once this sporting and training experience in Mexico is over. I have received many offers from Italy, but for now I did not have the possibility to accept them “.

Michele Bufalino