Nicolò Fagioli’s father Marco explains how the Juventus starlet became a Bianconeri fan and reveals Cristiano Ronaldo reassured the 21-year-old when he was diagnosed with cardiac arrhythmia in 2019.

Fagioli scored his first-ever goal for the Old Lady on Saturday, helping Max Allegri’s men secure a crucial 1-0 win over Lecce at the Stadio Via Del Mare.

Fagioli broke into tears during his goal celebration, being a die-hard Juventus fan.

“I became a Juventus fan thanks to my dad. I grew up watching Michel Platini. The same happened with Nicolò who watched Juventus games with me,” his father Marco told Gazzetta.

“Alessandro Del Piero was his first idol, after him, it was Paulo Dybala and Nicolò was lucky to meet him and play with him. They are on good terms, think Paulo congratulated him after the goal against Lecce.”

Del Piero congratulated Fagioli on Instagram after his goal against Lecce, but how did his father react when he saw the ball crossing the line?

“I was moved and I hope it is just the beginning, but the goal is already a dream for a Juventus fan like me. I told Nicolò to enjoy this goal for a few hours, he deserved it,” he said.

“I’ve watched the goal at least 30 times and some tears always run down my face. However, that type of goal did not surprise me.

“He scored similar goals when he was playing for the Primavera. He also found the net from midfield more than once. I hope he can score a goal like that against Inter, I am saying it more as a fan than as a father.”

Fagioli extended his contract with the Old Lady in the summer after spending the last season on loan at Cremonese in Serie B, helping the Grigiorossi earn promotion to Serie A.

However, he had trained with the Juventus senior team many times in the past, sharing the dressing room with the likes of Dybala, Alvaro Morata and Cristiano Ronaldo.

“Nicolò has a great rapport with Morata, they are friends and they even went on holiday together,” said his father.

“Ronaldo was fantastic with Nicolò. When we were all scared by the problem to his heart, Cristiano reassured him saying that he had had a similar issue when he was a kid and that everything would be solved.”

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  1. how did his dad watch Platini, satellite tv wasn’t around in the 1980’s, and standard tv didn’t show Serie a

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