Having made his professional debut during the 2021/22 season, Giorgio Scalvini and his high level performances have made him established as an important player in Atalanta´s defensive line. The young Italian (11/12/2003) product of Atalanta´s academy has also earned a place in his national team squad, having made in 2022 his international debut, being said to be a high quality footballer for present and future.
Scalvini starts as center back, being able to play either on the right or left side of the defense, adopting usually the left center back role in the defensive three man line of Atalanta. Due to his huge defensive contribution and ball playing ability, he can also adopt the holding midfielder role when needed. Scalvini is a center back that stands out for his huge physicality, forcefulness and defensive solidity.
Giorgio Scalvini is a clear example of a modern defender, combining defensive toughness and dominance with high technique and elegance, being a complete center back mixing ball playing ability and solidity. He is a great support in the build up phase of his team, being confident in his above average technical ability. He possesses good passing accuracy, predominantly playing short-medium range passes, with a tendency of always looking forward trying to disarm opponents´ pressure. In that sense, Scalvini has great ability to filter progressive passes finding free men in midfielded to project his team into attack. Not only from the defensive line, he always tries to exit from his place and support the midfield, adopting higher positions in the left side to try to dynamise the play in the opponent half. Apart from being an important player in the build up phase, he can also be a dangerous threat in set pieces, where his corpulence and aerial might make him a clear target in those situations.
Despite having a good contribution in the offensive phase of his team, he becomes determinant when talking about defending. His physical attributes make him feel comfortable in contact situations, having great physical strength, good size (1,94m) and body mass ratio. He also possesses good athleticism, pace and agility for such a big player, which make him a reliable and averaged defender that can perform successfully in most of the situations.
Atalanta proposes a fluid and high pressionant defending system, with a three man line that likes to defend far from his own goal. In such a style of playing, Scalvinis tactical intelligence and awareness becomes really important. He is clever enough to detect when to maintain positions, make coverages and when to jump into his man. He does not hesitate to leave the defensive line and pursue his target in possession of the ball to the opponent's half. He reads the game really well, which allows him to anticipate rivals' plays, and if not, he arrives on time to top up his man and try to recover the ball. In those situations, he often recovers the ball outmuscling his target, having great use and dominance of his body. He also possesses high defensive technical attributes being difficult to surpass him in one-on-one situations. Scalvini is clean and tenacious on his tackles, having great timing and accuracy to win the ball, he uses his arms correctly to destabilize his opponents and is extremely dominant in the air. He is also a really determined and focused player, commanding the area and with a huge individual and collective work rate. His size and structure is an important aspect of his game, but also causes one of his weaknesses. He struggles when exiting from the line and turning around if the ball is played in his back, having a slow hip and reaction, although he later can recover positions due to his wide stride and use of his body.
The young Italian has been one of the sensations of Italian Serie A, showing great maturity and determination despite his young age. Scalvini is a complete and outstanding defender with room for improvement but bright future, who will for sure be important for club and national team in the future.
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Scalvini starts as center back, being able to play either on the right or left side of the defense, adopting usually the left center back role in the defensive three man line of Atalanta. Due to his huge defensive contribution and ball playing ability, he can also adopt the holding midfielder role when needed. Scalvini is a center back that stands out for his huge physicality, forcefulness and defensive solidity.
Giorgio Scalvini is a clear example of a modern defender, combining defensive toughness and dominance with high technique and elegance, being a complete center back mixing ball playing ability and solidity. He is a great support in the build up phase of his team, being confident in his above average technical ability. He possesses good passing accuracy, predominantly playing short-medium range passes, with a tendency of always looking forward trying to disarm opponents´ pressure. In that sense, Scalvini has great ability to filter progressive passes finding free men in midfielded to project his team into attack. Not only from the defensive line, he always tries to exit from his place and support the midfield, adopting higher positions in the left side to try to dynamise the play in the opponent half. Apart from being an important player in the build up phase, he can also be a dangerous threat in set pieces, where his corpulence and aerial might make him a clear target in those situations.
Despite having a good contribution in the offensive phase of his team, he becomes determinant when talking about defending. His physical attributes make him feel comfortable in contact situations, having great physical strength, good size (1,94m) and body mass ratio. He also possesses good athleticism, pace and agility for such a big player, which make him a reliable and averaged defender that can perform successfully in most of the situations.
Atalanta proposes a fluid and high pressionant defending system, with a three man line that likes to defend far from his own goal. In such a style of playing, Scalvinis tactical intelligence and awareness becomes really important. He is clever enough to detect when to maintain positions, make coverages and when to jump into his man. He does not hesitate to leave the defensive line and pursue his target in possession of the ball to the opponent's half. He reads the game really well, which allows him to anticipate rivals' plays, and if not, he arrives on time to top up his man and try to recover the ball. In those situations, he often recovers the ball outmuscling his target, having great use and dominance of his body. He also possesses high defensive technical attributes being difficult to surpass him in one-on-one situations. Scalvini is clean and tenacious on his tackles, having great timing and accuracy to win the ball, he uses his arms correctly to destabilize his opponents and is extremely dominant in the air. He is also a really determined and focused player, commanding the area and with a huge individual and collective work rate. His size and structure is an important aspect of his game, but also causes one of his weaknesses. He struggles when exiting from the line and turning around if the ball is played in his back, having a slow hip and reaction, although he later can recover positions due to his wide stride and use of his body.
The young Italian has been one of the sensations of Italian Serie A, showing great maturity and determination despite his young age. Scalvini is a complete and outstanding defender with room for improvement but bright future, who will for sure be important for club and national team in the future.
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