Monza soccer club focuses on youth development: 'Our badge of honor is promoting young players to the first team'

The results of Monza's long-term strategy are already starting to show. This season, reserve goalkeeper Andrea Mazza has secured a stable place in the squad coached by Alessandro Nesta, the former Milan and Lazio defender and Italian national team player. However, Bianchessi aims to go further, continuously rejuvenating the roster with players from the youth sector year after year. “Today, the sole purpose of the youth sector is to produce players for the first team,” he emphasized. “By the end of next season, our badge of honor will be to add another player to the first team.” 

Matteo Pessina, who came up through Monza's youth ranks and returned to the club after stints with Milan and Atalanta, is now the captain of the first team and stands as the perfect example of the club's new policy. “We hope to develop the 'next' Matteo Pessina in-house and keep him here. As of today, our best players are all under contract and deeply connected to this club,” Bianchessi continued. He then added: “We are working to build both future players and a future captain from within.”

Monza is also paying attention to women's soccer. This season, the club introduced its first women's team, competing in the Promozione league. “It's a choice to invest in the local area, and both the men's and women's teams are progressing side by side,” explained Bianchessi. “The goal is to do well and hopefully win the league in the first year,” he added.

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