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Biography

Forestieri was born in Rosario, from parents originary from Messina, Sicily. He started playing for Newell's Old Boys but in 2003, when he was just 13, Boca Juniors bought him for $50,000. In Buenos Aires, Forestieri became well-known for his way of playing, which was compared with Lionel Messi's. Rosario is the largest city of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. ... Messina, Italy Strait of Messina, Italy. ... Sicily ( in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ... Club Atlético Newells Old Boys is a football club from Rosario, Argentina, founded in 1903. ... Club Atlético Boca Juniors is one of the most popular Argentine sports clubs, best known for its football team. ... Lionel Andrés Messi (born 24 June 1987 in Rosario) is an Argentine international football player who currently plays for FC Barcelona in the Primera División, and appears on Argentinas national team. ...

In January 2006, at the age of 16, Genoa signed Forestieri on a five-year contract; Boca tried to keep the young player, but failed to do so.^[1] In March, Boca contested the regularity of the transfer and, refusing a €300,000 indemnification from Genoa, the Argentine club submitted the case to AFA.^[2] Genoa Cricket and Football Club (IPA: , pronounced JEH-noa) is a professional football club based in the city of Genoa in Italy. ... AFA is a three-letter acronym that may refer to: Academia da Força Aérea (Brazilian Air Force Academy) Accumulatoren-Fabrik AFA Action For AIDS Action for Animals AFA (automobile), Spanish automobile manufacturer Afghani (currency), the currency of Afghanistan Afro-Asiatic languages (ISO 639 alpha-3, afa) Agentur f...

In summer he played some friendly matches with the Genoan team, and in one of them Torino president Urbano Cairo saw Forestieri in action and offered 500,000 € for him, but Genoa refused.^[3] On 8 November 2006, Forestieri made his official debut with Genoa in a lost Coppa Italia match against Empoli.^[4] For other uses, see Genoa (disambiguation). ... Torino Football Club is one of the most popular Italian football clubs, based in Turin. ... Urbano Cairo (1957-) is an Italian businessman and chairman of Torino FC. His principal business interest is in the Cairo Communications, a business which he founded and is today worth in excess of 150 million euros. ... is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Coppa Italia Trophy - Coppa in Italian meaning Cup representing the Tournaments title. ... Empoli F.C. is a football club based in Empoli, Tuscany, and formed in 1920, although its first official match was in 1921. ...

Forestieri has been capped by Italy national under-17, and under-19 football team, after refusing the calling of the Argentina U17.^[5] The young player decided to play for the Azzurri because the dream of his family was to live and work in Italy, and because, as he stated in an interview to Corriere dello Sport, they think that in Argentina life is too hard and dangerous, in fact Ezequiel, Fernando's brother, is still alive "thanks to a miracle", after someone shot him in the stomach during an armed robbery. First international  Italy 6 - 2 France  (Milan, Italy; 15 May 1910) Biggest win  Italy 9 - 0 USA  (Brentford, England; 2 August 1948) Biggest defeat  Hungary 7 - 1 Italy  (Budapest, Hungary; 6 April 1924) World Cup Appearances 16 (First in 1934) Best result Winners, 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006 European Championship Appearances... For the 1967 film, see Robbery (film). ...

Forestieri made his Serie B league debut on January 13, 2007, on an away match lost 2-1 to Pescara Calcio, by scoring the Genoa goal. He then played as a regular with the Genoa Primavera youth team that won the 2007 International Viareggio trophy. Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Pescara Calcio is a football club based in Pescara, Italy. ... Official poster of the 2007 Torneo di Viareggio Main article: Torneo di Viareggio // Category: ...

On July 25, 2007 Siena announced to have signed the 17-year-old player from Genoa in a co-ownership bid.^[6] On September 26 he marked his Serie A debut, though not as a starter, entering in a home league match against Atalanta, ended in a 1–1 tie. is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Associazione Calcio Siena is a football club based in Siena, Italy. ... Atalanta B.C. (Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, sometimes called Atalanta Bergamo) is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy. ...

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