Tommaso Baldanzi: Could Rome Be the Perfect Home for the “Italian Dybala”?

Roma’s signing of 20-year-old Italian attacking midfielder Tomaso Baldanzi for a reported €10 million fee was a footnote in the most recent transfer window, but seen as a something of a coup in Italy.

Baldanzi is a classic Italian trequartista. A player who wants to play in the lines between midfield and attack. Very similar to a number 10. Think Totti, Cassano, Baggio, Zola, Del Piero.

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This role is accommodated in former Empoli manager Paolo Zanneti’s 4-3-1-2 formation where Baldanzi as the one was able to float between the lines and start counter attacks with his penetrative carrying proving particularly useful for Empoli to escape their own defensive third.