Messina Sportiva is expanding its reach internationally and โbolstering its youth development program, with Carmine Coppola โคspearheading bothโ initiatives. A recent meetingโ between club legendโ Alessandro Del Piero โand Coppola signaled the launch of these key strategies, focused onโ establishing โขa strong presence in the Australian market and nurturing โyoung โคtalent.
The clubโ is prioritizing the โrelaunch of its youth sector,appointing Coppola as its โfirst ambassador to Australia. He will scout โคplayers agedโ 15-20 across Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney, identifying prospects for the Academy Messina. This initiative leverages the โคRacing โฃCity Group’s existing network of thousands of affiliated players.โฃ Together, Messina Sportiva is preparing for the upcoming winter transferโฃ window, opening December 1st, aiming to add “one-two significant profiles” to โฃthe existing squad, according to club โฃofficials.
Technicalโค Director Pagniello emphasized the need for strategic โขadditions, stating, “We need to add one-twoโข critically โimportant profiles, right and functional profiles for an already formed group, so we perhaps prefer to wait rather โขthan moveโ in a frenzy.” He acknowledged the team’s challenging start to the season, noting the impact of a disrupted preparation period and the physical demands on young players, while setting a clear target of securing another โคtwentyโค points for Serie D salvation. “Failure would have been too greatโฃ aโข disgrace and we worked โฃto avoid it.“