Atalanta, Marco Brescianini's blue dream: "I want to go to the World Cup with Italy"

Bergamo, 7 May 2025 – In the Atalanta locker room we dream of the 2026 World Cup with Italy. No Atalantino has ever participated in a world championship wearing the shirt of the Italian national team. Obviously many foreigners from the Goddess have been to the World Cup, even Caniggia, the 'killer' of Italy in the 1990 semi-final, was an 'Atalanntino' and At the last event in Qatar there were four representatives of Gasperini's team (De Roon, Koopmeiners, Maehle and Pasalic and there was also De Ketelaere who was playing for AC Milan at the time).

But now it's the Italians who dream of America and the next World Cup: from the top scorer Retegui on the side Bellanova, returning from the last Euro2024 together with the injured Chess, Besides Scalvini he was stopped by a ruptured cruciate ligament on the eve of the departure for Germany with his call-up already certain.

Goalkeeper Carnesecchi, winger Ruggeri and of course Daniel Maldini, all of whom have already been called up by coach Spalletti, are also dreaming of the 2026 World Cup.

The character

And then there is Marco Bresciani, also called up by Spalletti in the autumn, protagonist of a season of high-level apprenticeship at the daily school of the maestro Gasperini. A turning point year for the 25-year-old midfielder from Erbusco: in two years he went from Serie B to his first impact in Serie A with a provincial team, Frosinone, until the leap into the Champions League with a Goddess who fought for the Scudetto, has been at the top of the list for several weeks and is on its way to finishing in the top four.

For Brescianini, limited in playing time by the international experience of De Roon, Ederson and Pasalic, the balance is satisfactory with 35 appearances and 6 goals including the Champions League and other cups, with 26 appearances and 4 goals, with 2 assists, in the championship.

The statements

“I'm at Atalanta and I couldn't have asked for anything better. I'm in a team that is making me grow a lot, and I couldn't imagine a better path. I believe a lot in work, always training at the maximum always brings results. With us De Roon is a player who drags the youngest, even at a leadership level, has something unique", explained the midfielder from Brescia born in 2000, who was awarded on Monday evening at the Teatro San Domenico in Crema during the gala evening of the Dossena Trophy, a youth tournament now in its 47th edition.

“If I think of a personal goal, it can only be theparticipation in a World Cup with the Italian national team, this is the goal I set for myself. I think it is the pinnacle for any player, it is the dream of every child who picks up a ball”, concluded Brescianini.