After fifty years from the first call in blue of Daniele Lopstoanother young reggino is preparing to wear the Italian national football football national team shirt. It is Marco Averna, Athlete of the Subbuteo Club Reggio Calabria, who will participate in the next European championships, scheduled in Malta on 20 and 21 September 2025, in the Under12 category.
The convocation, and the consequent participation also in the individual competition, came by virtue of the SECOND PLACE IN THE FISTF world ranking, Obtained thanks to a season of excellent results internationally: the victory at the Major of Frames in Belgium, the first place at the International Open in Calcide in Greece and the second place at the Major of Italy in Bologna, among the most relevant competitions of the circuit.
Marco milita in the Subbuteo Club Reggio Calabria, a club that has also highlighted team levels, conquering, in the last season, the promotion in Table Football Serie B. The call to the national team represents a significant result for the entire city and regional sports movement, testifying to the work done in recent years to enhance the young promises of this sport.