Early Life
Marchisio was born in Turin and raised in Andezeno, a comune not far from the city, the youngest child in a family of Juventus fans. His family were season ticket holders and he used to be a ball boy at the Stadio Delle Alpi. As a child, he was interested in various sports and joined the youth football team at Fiat's satellite sports club Sisport where he was later scouted by Juventus youth coaches at age of seven.
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