After a path marked by injuries and doors in the face, the 22 -year -old found his space and is now the second marker of group B
For a Mignani who chases the playoff dream in B with the newly promoted Cesena, there is another one in C is scoring goals. Guglielmo, striker born in 2002, is the son of Michele: he plays with the Pianese and is the second best scorer of group B with 12 goals in 26 games. Better than him did only Cicerelli della Ternana. The Formisano team is eighth in the standings and continues to win thanks to the goals of its bomber. Last season in D dragged the group until promotion, even making 19 centers in 33 races. When it attacks the depth and frees itself of the defenders it is impossible to stop. He asserts the body and with the right he does not miss a shot. Still, Mignani jr. He had to work a lot to learn to be decisive. Until a few years ago it did not find space even among the amateurs, the accidents conditioned it. Despite the doors in the face, however, he has always believed it. He wanted to prove he could do it, now the future is all downhill.
At Siena with Gilardino
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Mignani has always loved football, but as a child he also played basketball. When Dad Michele trained Triestina in 2006, Guglielmo was just four years old and playing the cold did not want to know. So he tried to pull to the basket, but when the family returned to Siena he immediately put his boots back. The boy was born and raised in the city of the Palio and is very proud of his origins: in the summer he wears the colors of the Bruco district and runs in Piazza del Campo. With the Juventus club he began in the youth team, then he went to Fiorentina in the U18. It was 2019, Covid blocked the championships and the boy returned home. The following year he left Siena in D with Gilardino on the bench: he played external on both sides, he was quick and good in one against one, but he did not get to the door. He closed that season with 3 goals in 27 games.
The new role
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When in 2021, at 19, Mignani seemed ready for the jump in C something went wrong. The parenthesis to Montevarchi newly promoted with zero appearances, the return to D between Carpi and Badesse without being able to leave his mark. Still the experience at Poggibonsi, in the first months of 2022, with just 12 races and a single goal marked. The turning point came to the Orvietana: “I wanted to show myself that I was still that player who had done well with Siena -Mignani said -. It was my last chance. ” The Umbrian team, last in the standings with very few points, gave confidence to the attacker, deploying him first. He replied by making 6 goals in the second round that earned salvation at the end of the season.
Dad’s advice
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Mignani observes Lautaro and has always admired Immobile and Belotti as well: “I always watch the videos of the Bull. I analyze his movements, the games, the goals. It is truly exceptional. Another striker I think is very strong is Christian Shpendi, trained by dad ”. Guglielmo has an excellent relationship with his father: they feel every day, especially on the weekend after the game. Together they analyze the race to understand where to improve. When Sunday the boy has the free day he reaches Manuzzi to cheer the Cesena of Dad Michele. Just as a challenge of his brother Carlo, midfielder born in 2005 of Poggibonsi, is not lost. “I was always the little one – he said jokingly – he is smaller, but on the pitch it is truly incredible”. How many afternoons spent training together with Dad Michele. The family dream is to find themselves all in Serie A, between bench and field. Mignani jr. He already knows what to do.
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