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Venezia makes waves with American imports to Italian league

Venezia's Gianluca Busio kicks the ball during the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Venezia at the San Siro stadium, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. Italian soccer team Venezia is back in the top division for the first time since 2002. And it has tapped Major League Soccer to recruit young Americans in its bid to stay afloat in Serie A. Nineteen-year-old Gianluca Busio arrived in Venice from Sporting Kansas City and 20-year-old Tanner Tessmann from FC Dallas. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) Venezia's Gianluca Busio, right, challenges for the ball with AC Milan's Alessandro Florenzi during the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Venezia at the San Siro stadium, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. Italian soccer team Venezia is back in the top division for the first time since 2002. And it has tapped Major League Soccer to recruit young Americans in its bid to stay afloat in Serie A. Nineteen-year-old Gianluca Busio arrived in Venice from Sporting Kansas City and 20-year-old Tanner Tessmann from FC Dallas. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) Venezia's Tanner Tessmann, left, challenges for the ball with AC Milan's Ismael Bennacer during the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Venezia at the San Siro stadium, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. Italian soccer team Venezia is back in the top division for the first time since 2002. And it has tapped Major League Soccer to recruit young Americans in its bid to stay afloat in Serie A. Nineteen-year-old Gianluca Busio arrived in Venice from Sporting Kansas City and 20-year-old Tanner Tessmann from FC Dallas. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) Venezia's Tanner Tessmann, right, challenges for the ball with AC Milan's Franck Kessie during the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Venezia at the San Siro stadium, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. Italian soccer team Venezia is back in the top division for the first time since 2002. And it has tapped Major League Soccer to recruit young Americans in its bid to stay afloat in Serie A. Nineteen-year-old Gianluca Busio arrived in Venice from Sporting Kansas City and 20-year-old Tanner Tessmann from FC Dallas. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) Venezia's Gianluca Busio kicks the ball during the Serie A soccer match between Venezia and Spezia, at the Pier Luigi Penzo stadium in Venice, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. Italian soccer team Venezia is back in the top division for the first time since 2002. And it has tapped Major League Soccer to recruit young Americans in its bid to stay afloat in Serie A. Nineteen-year-old Gianluca Busio arrived in Venice from Sporting Kansas City and 20-year-old Tanner Tessmann from FC Dallas. (Paola Garbuio/LaPresse via AP)
Venezia makes waves with American imports to Italian league