Antonio Raimondo, Frosinone's 22-year-old forward, contributed to a 5-1 dismantling of Lecce on matchday nine of Serie A 2026-27, a result that lifted Massimiliano Alvini's side to sixth place on 17 points and to within one of Milan above them.
The significance of that position is not merely cosmetic. Frosinone have won five of their nine league matches, drawn two and lost two, scoring 22 goals in the process — a rate of attack that few sides in the division can match at this stage of the season. For Raimondo, the evening extended a personal sequence that has become one of the more compelling individual stories in the Italian top flight this autumn: eight goals in nine Serie A appearances, with an average match rating of 7.39. Those are not the numbers of a player finding his feet; they are the numbers of a player who has already found them and is now running.
What makes the trajectory credible rather than merely exciting is the consistency of the underlying profile. Raimondo carries an AI overall of 75 out of 100, with a potential of 82 — a gap that suggests the ceiling is meaningfully higher than the current floor, and that the current floor is already substantial. At 22, he is producing at a level that compresses the usual arc of a young forward's development.
Alvini, whose Frosinone have now conceded only 14 goals in nine league matches alongside those 22 scored, has built a side that gives its forwards both the platform and the licence to be decisive. Raimondo has taken that licence seriously. Raimondo was named alongside Birligea as the architects of the evening against Lecce, a result celebrated widely across Italian football coverage.
His Coppa Italia numbers — one goal and one assist in one appearance, in a competition and for a club context that must be kept separate from his Serie A record — add texture without distorting the picture. The Serie A data is where the argument lives, and it is a strong one.
Frosinone sit one point behind Milan with nine matches played. Whether that gap closes or widens will depend partly on how Raimondo sustains this form against opponents with greater defensive organisation than Lecce offered. The evidence so far suggests he is equipped for the test.