Giacomo Toniolo

Key strength: Shot-stopping

Shot-stopper

At the very bottom of the Serie A table, Hellas Verona are in desperate need of a miracle. Rooted in 20th place and desperately searching for consistency, manager Salvatore Bocchetti has turned to youth to spark a revival. Enter 21-year-old shot-stopper Giacomo Toniolo, a product of Verona's academy who made his senior debut this season with a solid 90-minute display between the posts. While his season statistics remain modest—1 appearance, 0 goals, 0 assists—the young Italian keeper represents a calculated gamble for a club spiraling toward relegation. With a market value of €75,000, Toniolo embodies the financial reality facing Verona: unable to compete with the riches of Milan, Juventus, and Inter, they must trust in homegrown talent to fight their way to safety. Behind him, talented forwards like Giovane and Gift Orban offer attacking hope, but it's between the sticks where this season's fate will likely be decided. The question now: can this young shot-stopper grow quickly enough to save his boyhood club from the drop?