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Rossi debut delight

New arrival Giuseppe Rossi was thrilled after scoring the winning goal on his Parma debut against Torino.

The 19-year-old Italian-American joined the Stadio Tardini outfit earlier this week on loan from Manchester United, a return to the club where he grew up in the youth system before leaving in 2004.

“I am happy I scored, but I am also pleased with the team’s performance – we played well and we earned three very important points,” explained the striker.

“I am happy with my debut, but I am also aware that I must keep my feet on the ground,” added Rossi, whose goal allowed Parma to move to third from the bottom of the table with 15 points.

“When you are young you need to play, that is why I agreed to a loan deal. If you want to be a footballer you have to make sacrifices. I have moved so many times in the past few years.

“I must admit that things have been going very well so far and I hope this continues. I came here to play as much as possible and I will give my best to help the team.”

Rossi made his debut for the Italy Under-21 side last summer and hopes that his Parma switch means he will once again be called upon by Coach Pierluigi Casiraghi.

“I have played four matches with the Azzurrini so far and I hope I will be called-up for the upcoming friendly with Belgium on February 6,” admitted the player.

“Alessandro Rosina is one of my U-21 teammates and he confirmed today that he can be very dangerous, although our defenders did well and conceded no space.

“Our next matches are with Milan, Roma and Fiorentina. It will be very difficult, but we will try to win every one of them. We must focus on one game at a time – I am sure we can remain in Serie A.”

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