Cantera Atalanta, yet another capital gain: Cagliari prepares 12 million for Roberto Piccoli

Bergamo – Another Zingonia canterano, another Atalanta jewel of the 'golden cycle' of 1999-2000-2001, the cycle of two consecutive scudetti in the Primavera, will become yet another millionaire capital gain for the Goddess.

At the end of the season the Cagliari seems intent on redeeming outright, at the fixed rate of 12 million, the 24-year-old centre forward Roberto Piccoli, from Sorisole in Bergamo, protagonist of a great season in the red and blue jersey with 8 goal scored so far. Atalanta is waiting, it would be yet another transfer market coup, thanks to a boy of his Quarry: of that brood of 'invincibles' there were Kulusevski and Diallo the jewels sold at a very young age, both 19 years old, to Juventus and Manchester United, both for over 30 million, a year earlier had been Sticks to take the road to Inter for 25 million, then it was up to Okoli, moved to Leicester for 15 million and Milk Lath, sold to Middlesbrough and now a protagonist in MLS, while other boys from that cycle like Colpani, Del Prato and Zortea who are now in Serie A, with Fiorentina, Parma and Cagliari, or in Serie B like Melegoni at Carrarese, or in the second team, the under 23 of Serie C, like Bergonzi, without forgetting Ruggeri and Scalvini (then two or three years younger but already present in those teams) and obviously the goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi, today untouchable defender of the Goddess' goalposts.

For Piccoli, who boasts 15 appearances and one goal with the Atalanta shirt between 2019 and 2021, it is the seventh year in Serie A, after having worn, always on loan, the shirts of Spezia, Genoa, Verona, Empoli and last season Lecce, with 127 appearances in the top league and 21 goals, 13 of which in the last two years between Lecce and Cagliari.