Matteo Politano made his professional debut in the Coppa Italia.
10 Facts About Matteo Politano
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On 30 June 2018, Matteo Politano signed for Inter Milan on a season-long loan deal from Sassuolo, with an option to buy in June 2019.
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In January 2020, Matteo Politano passed the medical at Roma and was due to be exchanged for Leonardo Spinazzola yet the transfer collapsed as Inter were not entirely satisfied with Spinazzola's physical conditions and failed at re-negotiation of the deal.
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On 28 January 2020, Matteo Politano moved to Napoli on a two-year loan with an obligation to make deal permanent.
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Matteo Politano received his first Italy U19 call-up against the Italy U20 "C" side in December 2011.
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Matteo Politano then played two times during the team's 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification campaign and appeared in two friendlies before the elite round of the competition.
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On 5 November 2016, Matteo Politano was called up to the senior squad for the first time for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Liechtenstein and a friendly match against Germany by manager Gian Piero Ventura.
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Matteo Politano is a quick and diminutive left-footed player, with an eye for goal, who is gifted with pace, vision, good technique, and dribbling ability at speed, as well as good close control and first-time passing ability in close spaces.
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Matteo Politano possesses a good shot from distance, and is a threat from set-pieces.
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On 20 November 2021, it was announced that Matteo Politano tested positive for COVID-19, while being asymptomatic, amid the pandemic in Italy; he recovered by 29 November.