Milan, 25 July (LaPresse) – Cremonese announces ‘that it has acquired the sporting services of footballer Giuseppe Pezzella on a permanent basis from Empoli Football Club’. A left-back born in Naples on 29 November 1997, Pezzella came through the youth ranks at Palermo and made his Serie A debut with the Rosanero at the age of 18. After spending two seasons in Sicily, including one in Serie B, he established himself in the top flight with Udinese, Genoa, Parma, Atalanta, Lecce and Empoli. In the season just ended, he made 39 appearances and provided four assists in all competitions for the Azzurri, and more generally boasts 181 appearances in Serie A, three in the Champions League and four in the Europa League.

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