Lorenzo Palmisani’s rise has given Frosinone another reason to believe their return to Serie A can be sustained. The 2004-born goalkeeper has begun the campaign with the authority of a far more established player, turning difficult afternoons into points and drawing the attention of Juventus, Inter and clubs from the Premier League.
A goalkeeper shaped by a long route
Palmisani comes from Alatri, the town whose founding legend is linked to Saturn, the Roman god of sowing. His own progress has similarly required time. Before becoming Frosinone’s No. 1, he played as a midfielder as a boy for Mole Bisleti in his hometown, then continued a route through the lower divisions.
- During the 2024-25 season, Palmisani was the regular goalkeeper at Lucchese in Serie C.
- He developed into a decisive figure in Frosinone’s promotion push, keeping 15 clean sheets and earning a rare 9/10 individual match rating.
- In Serie B last season, he led the division for expected goals prevented, with 13.2, and posted a save percentage of around 80%.
- He also ranked third among Serie B goalkeepers for saves per 90 minutes, behind Desplanches and Cerofolini.
- Frosinone rewarded that development in September with a contract running until 2031.
That long agreement has strengthened Frosinone’s position as interest grows. His current valuation is placed in the region of €10-12 million, although a continuation of this form would make that figure difficult to maintain.
Como display brings his start into focus
The clearest expression of Palmisani’s early Serie A form came against Como. He dealt with efforts from Douvikas, Nico Paz, Moise Kean and Jesus Rodriguez, before denying Douvikas again when the striker came through on goal.
Those interventions have underpinned two league clean sheets and an impressive statistical opening. Palmisani is second in the division for goals prevented, behind Mandas, at an average of roughly three per match. He ranks third for save percentage at 84% and is also third for saves per 90 minutes.
Frosinone’s game load must be considered: a side outside the established leading group is naturally likely to allow more shots than the division’s strongest teams. Yet the figures still carry weight. Palmisani’s save rate is marginally above those of Roma’s Mile Svilar and Atalanta’s Marco Carnesecchi, both among the league’s leading performers in the position.
Strengths between the posts, work still to do
At 1.96 metres, Palmisani covers a large area of the goal and has made instinctive reactions his principal asset. He provides calm on the line and has shown he can withstand prolonged pressure, qualities that have made him central to Frosinone’s encouraging start.
His distribution remains the area most clearly open to improvement. Only half of his long passes have found their target so far. Against Venezia, he completed four from 16 attempts; against Juventus, the total was 10 from 17.
He is not yet the kind of goalkeeper who operates high from his goal or consistently finds wide players with the technical precision associated with Lucas Chevalier-style modern build-up specialists. But Palmisani’s command in the penalty area, shot-stopping and age give Frosinone a valuable foundation.
For Juventus and Inter, the appeal is obvious: a young Italian goalkeeper already producing senior-level numbers, with a contract that protects his club and a development curve that has not yet reached its peak. For Frosinone, each save is becoming part of a larger season-long argument that their No. 1 may be more than a promotion story.
