Juventus have confirmed the introduction of a new Futsal project, overseen by Italian Futsal champion, Alessio Musti.
The news was reported earlier in the year, with a suggestion that the Bianconeri were looking to broaden their horizons and work with their youth teams to introduce the 5-aside style game.
An announcement on the clubs official website confirmed the news:
Guaranteeing the best to its young people, to transform the experience at Juventus into a period of exponential growth: the goal of the Juventus youth sector has always been this, with extreme attention to the needs of each boy and to the methodologies. In this latter aspect, this year, there is an important novelty: the Futsal project.
The idea was born from the desire to integrate the two disciplines – football and futsal, in fact – starting from the basic activity, so as to make the growth path of young players even more complete, providing them with all the skills that futsal manages to convery. The project addresses the categories from Under 7 to Under 14: each category will carry out specific weekly training. Continue reading