Collecchio, 9 August 2024 – A prestigious international visit took place this morning at the Mutti Training Center in Collecchio, where Naoki Tsumura, Director of the Japan Football Association (Europe Office), toured the Club’s facilities. He met with the sporting directors, the coaching staff, and watched the training session of our First Team from the sidelines.

Greetings, idea sharing, and a double exchange of shirts. After Mauro Pederzoli, the Sporting Director of Parma Calcio, presented Naoki Tsumura with a Gialloblu jersey featuring Zion Suzuki, the Club's new signing, Tsumura reciprocated by giving Pederzoli a jersey of the same player but in the colours of the Japanese National Team, where Suzuki serves as the first-choice goalkeeper.

After the official welcome from Luca Martines, Managing Director Corporate of Parma Calcio, Mamo Notari, Head of Scouting, and Valerio Casagrande, Chief Financial Officer, Tsumura observed the training session of the Gialloblu. He was accompanied by Team Manager Alessio Cracolici, who, at the end of the session, showed him around the facilities of the MTC in Collecchio, where our First Team trains daily. Following the tour, Tsumura met with coach Fabio Pecchia to get acquainted and discuss football, Parma Calcio's project, and the Club's upcoming debut in Serie A for the 2024/25 season.