Who is the Japanese football player who plays as a forward and replaced Italian footballer Matteo Rossi?
Matteo Rossi Matteo Rossi (born 11 July 1975 in Genoa) is an Italian retired footballer. He played as a defender. He played from 1982 for Genoa youth teams. He made his debut in Serie A on 15 April 1995 with Genoa against Cagliari. He played 67' after being replaced by Kazuyoshi Miura. On 21 May he played his second Serie A match against Foggia and his team won 3-0. At the end of the season Genoa was relegated in Serie B, where Matteo played one match. He continued his career in lower series.
Noriaki Fujimoto Noriaki Fujimoto (藤本 憲明 , Fujimoto Noriaki , born August 19, 1989) is a Japanese football player, who plays for Kagoshima United FC as a forward.