A chance encounter in Italy led to Antonio Agovski suiting up for the St. Catharines Roma Wolves League1 men’s squad.
The 19-year-old Oakville resident was sent to Italy in the spring of 2022 by an agent to play with the Third Division Viterbese squad that just happened to have Roma head coach Federico Turriziani on its staff. During the six-month residency program, Agovski caught the eye of Turriziani.
“I met him there and he told me to come to Roma. That is how it started,” Agovski said.
Turriziani was intrigued by Agovski’s abilities.
“I asked him why he was in Italy and he said he was there for one year to get better. He was very young but I realized he had a lot of potential and he was very skilled. And when I heard he was from Oakville, I told him that he had to come play in St. Catharines with me.”
Later that spring, Agovski attended the Roma training camp and quickly realized it was where he wanted to be.
“When I first came to try out with him I saw his values and I could see that he was a good coach.”
In his first season with Roma, he only scored once in 15 games.
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