The ball in the blood and the comparison with sometimes even a bit overwhelming fathers. Who are those who tread the fields of Serie A this year and do you remember watching their fathers play football?They grew up dribbling comparisons with their parents, trying to shake off one of the heaviest labels for a footballer, especially if they are a young player at the beginning of their career. From Thuram to Chiesa to Terracciano, here are the 15 footballers’ sons who play in the Italian top flight 2023/24.Filippo TerraccianoCloser and closer to wearing the Milan jersey, Verona midfielder Filippo Terracciano, born in 2003, is the son of Antonio, a former midfielder who played for Hellas Verona and Fiorenzuola in the 1980s and 1990s, sharing the dressing room with current AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli.Come sapete Filippo Terracciano è figlio di Antonio. Finora sono solo altri 2 i giocatori gialloblu che hanno avuto un figlio in prima squadra. Ve li ricordate? pic.twitter.com/q6c7ECetqn— Hellastory.net (@Hellastory) March 21, 2022 Marcus ThuramBorn in Parma during the period when his father played there, Marcus Thuram is one of the surprises of this Serie A season, with seven goals and nine assists for Inter. The Frenchman, born in 1997, is one of the boys who arrived in Serie A ahead of the current campaign. His father Lilian played for Parma and Juventus from 1996 to 2006, winning two league titles (plus one that was later revoked during the infamous Calciopoli scandal), three Supercoppa Italiana titles, and one Coppa Italia.Like father like son! There is something about Thurams and World Cup semisTimothy WeahSon of George Weah, iconic AC Milan striker who won a Ballon d’Or in 1995. As we know very well, he became president of Liberia after his playing days. His son Timothy, a tricky winger born in 2000, arrived in Serie A ahead of the 2023/24 season and signed for Juventus.Theo HernandezJean-Francois Hernandez, a former defender who built a career from the 1980s to the early 2000s in France and Spain, also playing for Toulouse, Olympique de Marseille, and Atletico Madrid, is the father of AC Milan’s action man Theo, and Lucas, who currently plays for Paris Saint Germain.Lucas & Theo’s father : Jean-François HERNANDEZ (F.C Sochaux 1994-95) pic.twitter.com/YLyYiHyWS4— Old School Panini (@OldSchoolPanini) December 27, 2020 Federico ChiesaJuventus’ Federico Chiesa, a 2020 Euro winner with Italy, is the son of Enrico, a former forward who played for, among others, Sampdoria, Fiorentina, and Parma. In Emilian city, the 1997-born Juventus player grew up together with Marcus Thuram, Lilian’s son.Giovanni SimeoneHe inherited the passion and nickname from his father, albeit with the diminutive. Argentine forward ‘El Cholito’ Giovanni Simeone made his name at Genoa, Fiorentina and Cagliari before joining Napoli. Of course, he is the son of Diego ‘El Cholo’ Simeone, who made a name for himself as a midfielder with Inter and Lazio before making history on the sidelines with Atletico Madrid, winning two La Liga titles and two Europa League titles.Riccardo SottilAndrea Sottil, a former defender who played for, among others, Fiorentina, Udinese, Torino, and Atalanta, and was sacked from his role as Udinese coach in October, is the father of Riccardo Sottil, a 1999-born winger for Fiorentina.##NAJAVA_MECA_7837849##Mattia DestroA former defender for Ascoli, Cesena, Empoli, and Pescara, Flavio Destro is the father of Mattia, a 32-year-old striker who, after also playing for Roma and Milan, now plies his trade at Empoli.Samuele BirindelliSon of Alessandro, a former Juventus defender who won three league titles between 1997 and 2008, 1999-born full-back Samuele Birindelli made the spotlight at Pisa and has been playing for Monza in Serie A since 2022.Monza have signed Samuele Birindelli from Pisa, the best right-back in the Serie B last season, the son of Alessandro Birindelli. pic.twitter.com/AmWFjauMsS— Khaled Al Nouss (@khaledalnouss1) July 7, 2022 Cyril NgongeFelix Michel Ngonge, a former Congolese striker who played and scored in England for Watford and Queens Park Rangers, is the father of Cyril, a 2000-born Belgian forward for Napoli, just signed from Verona.Cyril Ngonge on instagram 🇧🇪”Disappointed with the result of my first game with Napoli. But I am very honoured to wear this shirt.” pic.twitter.com/HVXGpPhqHE— Napoli Zone (@TheNapoliZone) January 29, 2024 Daniel MaldiniCurrently on loan at Empoli from Milan, 2001-born attacking midfielder Daniel Maldini has Rossoneri blood. Nephew of the legendary Milan captain Cesare, he is the son of Paolo, a legendary Milan defender who won seven league titles and five Champions Leagues and was a club executive until last June.Juan CruzArgentine striker Juan Cruz made his Serie A debut for Verona in October. Born in 1999, he arrived last year from Banfield and is the son of Julio Ricardo Cruz, a former striker for Bologna, Inter, and Lazio in the 2000s.Julio Ricardo Cruz ”EL Jardinero”. What a baller. One of the most underrated strikers of his generation pic.twitter.com/ZJxjJhqblQ— Pazzo 💙⚫️ (@_FCIM) October 29, 2019 Franco and Valentin CarboniTeammates at Monza, both on loan from Inter and part of the Argentina squad after also wearing Italy’s blue shirt, Franco (2003) and Valentin (2005) are the sons of Ezequiel Carboni, a former Argentine midfielder for Catania, who played in Sicily from 2008 to 2011.
