"Sport to overcome every obstacle", interview with Agnese Bonfantini From the national dream via the growth of women's football to fashion, Agnese Bonfantini is ready to take it all

It is often said that football is not a sport for young ladies. A phrase often heard since childhood, in the suburban fields with friends, and later in the green rectangles perhaps after a rough tackle. And fortunately over the years the rhetoric around football has been changing, women's football in Italy has managed to carve out an increasingly central role for itself and a few months ago the FIGC announced an epoch-making change that will unify the women's Serie A with the other European leagues, such as those of England, France, Sweden and Spain, finally making female footballers into professional athletes. 

A change that has met with enthusiasm from the players who had been waiting for this reform for years. There is still a long way to go, however, as Agnese Bonfantini, Juventus striker, confessed to me: 'in my opinion women's football in Italy is growing a lot and in a short time, we are at a good level. Like any fan, she approached football from a very young age, and from that moment on, she has not been able to stop: "I approached football little by little, I have a family of volleyball players who tried to direct me towards this sport, I played fot one month and then I realised I only wanted to play football. It all started in primary school, I was always playing with my classmates at recess."

It is a passion that will certainly find a place in his future, also because at the moment he is becoming more and more popular and is on his way to retracing the steps trodden by men's wear, including the exploration of the relationship with fashion. And also, as Bonfantini said, 'I'm happy because I've managed to realise a few dreams, but I still have many bigger ones as I told you. I try to improve myself and learn from the more experienced players day by day. I don't know what the future holds for me, but I want to stay positive and we'll see." A singular desire to do and impose herself, which we are sure, will allow her to reach the top, proving once again that football is not just a business for men, far from it.

Talent: Agnese Bonfantini
Photographer: Alessandro Lo Faro
Light Assistant: Federico Terenzio
Stylist: Linda De Giorgi
MUA: Caterina Camera
Digital: Assistant Luigi Cianfarano
Words: Emanuele D’Angelo
Editorial Coordinator: Edoardo Lasala
Production: nssfactory