1. Mattia Destro has featured at international level, holding eight caps for Italy.
29 Facts About Mattia Destro
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In June 2010, La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that Inter Milan agreed a deal with Genoa to sign centre-back Andrea Ranocchia and that Mattia Destro was part of the exchange deal.
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Mattia Destro became the team's top goalscorer with 12 goals, followed by Emanuele Calaio's 11 goals.
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Mattia Destro received his first red card with the club in the same match after receiving two bookings from the referee, the second of which was for taking off his shirt when celebrating his goal.
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Mattia Destro played 21 Serie A matches for Roma in his first season, many in which he came on as a substitute, and scored six goals.
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Mattia Destro scored five goals en route, making him top-scorer for the tournament.
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Mattia Destro did not make his first appearance until 8 November 2013, when he came on as a substitute early in the second half against Fiorentina.
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Mattia Destro then started playing regularly, showing the goalscoring form from earlier in his career.
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Controversy followed the Cagliari game, during which Mattia Destro had punched defender Davide Astori but was not punished at the time by the referee.
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Mattia Destro was ranked as one of the best strikers in Serie A Only Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi had a better goal-per-minute ratio than Destro across Europe's top five leagues.
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Mattia Destro was the subject of intense transfer speculation during the summer of 2014, being heavily linked by the media with moves to Chelsea and Real Madrid.
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On 30 January 2015, Mattia Destro moved to AC Milan on loan from Roma.
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On 4 January 2020, Mattia Destro agreed a return to Genoa, on loan until the end of the season.
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On 28 June 2022, Mattia Destro signed with Serie A club Empoli on a free transfer.
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Mattia Destro has been capped for the Azzurrini at almost every level, from under-16 to under-21, except the under-20 team.
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Mattia Destro received his first call-up in 2005 Christmas to a training camp.
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Mattia Destro scored more than one goal in average for the Italian U19 team, and scored 10 out of his first 11 games.
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Mattia Destro failed to score, in any of the final tournament's matches.
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Mattia Destro made his debut for the Italy under-16 team in the international Val-de-Marne tournament.
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Mattia Destro started all three matches of the elite qualification and scored one goal.
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Mattia Destro then scored a hat-trick against Turkey in January 2010, the opening goal against Germany in March and three goals in two appearances at the elite round in May 2010.
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Mattia Destro played all three matches of 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship for Italy's U19 team.
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When striker Alberto Paloschi was about to miss the final qualification match of 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification due to injury, Mattia Destro received his first under-21 call-up and substituted Stefano Okaka in the 80th minute.
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Mattia Destro was included by head coach Cesare Prandelli in the 32-man preliminary squad for UEFA Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine, but was not included in the final squad for the tournament.
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Mattia Destro was substituted off for fellow debutant Diego Fabbrini in the 84th minute.
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Mattia Destro was named in the provisional 30-man squad for the 2014 World Cup, but was one of seven players cut from the final squad.
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Mattia Destro is a quick striker with good technique and an ability to play off of his teammates, which enables him to participate in the build-up of plays.
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Mattia Destro was considered one of the best young talents in football.
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Mattia Destro is the son of former Italian footballer Flavio Mattia Destro.