Work, teamwork, serenity
There is a moment, during the first training session, when Marco sees everyone juggling the ball — except him.
Not out of shyness, but out of intention.
Because, as he says with a smile, “I look around first.”
Since then, he has come a long way.
He has been part of the group since the very beginning, when the team was still Pinerolo, and over time he has become one of the cornerstones of Juventus One.
Calm, straightforward, with the grounded attitude of someone who has learned that good things come only if you work hard.
For Marco, work is the key to everything.
Today he is a pizza chef in a pizzeria in Bricherasio, where he prepares and bakes dozens of pizzas every day with the same focus he brings to a match.
“When I knead the dough, I relax,” he says. “Even if I’m angry, it all goes away. It calms me, like shooting at goal.”
He started in 2007, almost as a game, and never stopped.
Over time he got his driver’s license, attended cooking courses, and learned to move confidently in an environment that now feels like home.
There’s a quiet satisfaction in his movements, in that precise manual skill that turned passion into a profession.
He grew up with a strong work ethic: a simple, deep upbringing that taught him that value lies in doing, not saying.
Commitment, consistency, responsibility — these are his guiding principles.
Today Marco is a professional, but above all a person who no longer defines himself through illness, but through what he does every day.
In football, as in life, he has found a second home.
“This is a family. We help each other, we lift each other up when something goes wrong. It’s an environment that teaches you how to be with others, but also how to grow.”
When he talks about Juve, his eyes sparkle like the oven he opens at the end of a shift.
“Stepping onto the pitch with that jersey is an emotion that never fades. It makes you feel part of something huge, as if all your effort finally made sense.”
Today Marco is at peace.
He works, he plays, he plans.
He has learned that happiness is not a destination, but something you build every day —
piece by piece, pizza after pizza, kick after kick.
