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The other two, goalkeepers, did not find their luck either. Riccardo Radu, a starter a year ago at Juventus Primavera and with fairly well-appreciated performances in the UEFA Youth League, hardly appears in any of the Bianconeri's formations, and Alessio Marcu is a starter at Grosseto, in Serie D!

Lorenzo Biliboc (left) and Narcis Ilaș (right) / Photo: Imago Images

Lorenzo Biliboc, 2 goals in the Superliga from the reserve position

Biliboc, a 19-year-old right winger, is not in the first 11 even in the U21 national team trained by Costin Curelea. Only against San Marino did he catch the whole match, otherwise he always came from the bench, without making any contribution to the goal.

9goals and 5 assists Lorenzo Biliboc had in 35 games (20 starters) for Juventus' youth teams last season

At CFR Cluj, he ticked off four appearances in the starting formula, succeeding two goals and one assist: three months ago, in consecutive stages with UTA and U Cluj. He also entered the groups of the Romanian Cup, with Metaloglobus.

I'm happy for the goal, it's a very strong feeling. I am [născut] in 2006, I'm 18 years old, I'm happy. But I have a lot of work and I want to work, work, work, then we will also look at the results. It's nice to score here, for this club, but now we need results, that's what matters for us now
– Lorenzo Biliboc, the striker of CFR Cluj, after the first goal in the Superliga, scored with UTA

Andrei Florea (20 years old), central midfielder, last played for the U20 national team – a half in the Elite League 13 months ago – under his command Curelea, who didn't call him at all after he was promoted to the U21 team.

Sold for 350,000 euros, Andrei Florea plays at Zilina B!

Juventus sold him in the summer for 350,000 euros to MSK Zilina. However, he did not impose himself in Slovakia, where he got 80 minutes from four appearances in the first league and in the Cup. He was sent to play in the B team, where he is a starter, without a single influenced goal this season.

5Andrei Florea managed goals and 5 assists in 23 games for Juventus Primavera and the U19 team in the Youth League

Last season's Romanian goalkeepers from Juventus U20 were lost in anonymity. From the starter, Riccardo Radu (18 years old), who played in 20 games in the Primavera and Youth League and was an integral member of the U18 national team nine months ago, with Switzerland, rarely gets to play for the Bianconeri.

Alessio Marcu defends the title in Grosseto. Riccardo Radu has been sidelined for Juve U20 by the serious head injury

He entered the championship with Lazio U20 and Milan U20, being an integral player in the Youth League with Sporting. For 50 days he is always on the bar! The serious injury he suffered in May set him back a fractured socket in the right eye and a hematoma in the head!

The fourth kid, Alessio Marcu (18 years old), did not stay at Juventus, who loaned him to Grosseto in Serie D (4th league, amateurs). He is the starter, with 14 appearances as a full-time player in this championship. In the last month of the last season, he became a starter at Juventus U20.

Rareș Burnete and Laurentiu Borbei celebrated the title won 13 months ago with Lecce wearing the tricolor flag / Photo: Imago

This course is no exception. Because, at the end of the 2022-2023 season, we had four other youngsters who stood out in Italy at the same junior level.

None of the 4 champions with Lecce U20 is playing as a starter!

Goalkeeper Alexandru Borbei, defender Răzvan Pășcalău, midfielder Cătălin Vulturar and forward Rareș Burnete won the championship reserved for U19 teams in May 2023, the most important youth competition in Italian football, beating Fiorentina 1-0 in the final.

I come to Rapid with the idea of ​​performing and winning as many trophies as possible. I know that only Rapid was interested in me. It was hard to leave Italy. I had a lot to learn there in the last three and a half years. I developed tactically, but also personally. But this is the next step I've taken in my career and I'm happy with the opportunity
– Cătălin VulturarRapid's midfielder

Holder of the U21 national team, Burnete (21 years old) is a reserve at Juve Stabia in Serie B, having only one assist. And Cătălin Vulturar (21 years old), a key player in the youth team, is a reserve at Rapid (13 matches, six as a starter, zero successes).

Quickly transfers Cătălin Vulturar // PHOTO: Imago

Likewise, Alexandru Borbei (22 years old) is a reserve at Foggia in Serie C, after starting 12 games in a row at the start of this season, but he did not get to make his debut for any national team.

Răzvan Pașcalău, used in October 90 minutes by Costin Curelea against Cyprus, was brought to the country by Dinamo in the summer of 2024, but in September he was loaned to CS Dinamo, Florin Bratu's team, currently having a shoulder injury.