Giorgii Bettineschi

Football was Bettineschi’s “first great love”: she was already kicking a ball around while attending kindergarten.

Atalanta accepted her at that first trial, a moment she remembered as making her “the happiest girl on earth.”

Her match mentality is built around three qualities: composure, courage and determination.

The sound of studs on the dressing-room floor helps Bettineschi focus because it reminds her of the football life she dreamed about as a child.

Bettineschi considers goalkeeper the most demanding position psychologically because of the pressure, criticism and responsibility that come with mistakes.