Only seven players have scored more goals than Italian line player Andréa Parisini in the EHF EURO Qualifiers so far, with the ‘Squadra Azzurra’ captain netting 23 goals and being the team’s top scorer against Poland and France.

Italy are still trying to make it to the final tournament for the first time since 1998, when they hosted the competition. Parisini is the leader of a young but hungry squad, owing his rising stock to developing in the French league, where he currently features for Istres Provence Handball.