Lecce captain Federico Baschirotto did not go through the normal path to Serie A stardom, but learned a lot along the way. ‘Unloading pigs from a truck is harder than lifting weights’ or man-marking ...

There is something about the smell of wood chips. It takes me back to the Missouri State Fair, unloading pigs from the trailer and waiting anxiously to guide (or rather push) my animal into the ring.