Nine games, eight starts, 749 minutes. Marco Rosati has become a fixture in the back line of one of the form teams in NCAA Division I: Missouri State are ranked No. 7 in the country and have not lost yet.
An unbeaten run that keeps going
On Tuesday, September 29, Missouri State beat Central Arkansas 2-0 in Springfield, with a brace from Diego Real. It was the Bears’ ninth game without defeat to open the season, their longest unbeaten run since a 13-match streak in 2024. The record reads 8-0-1, and 3-0 in the American Conference.
The work at the back
The defensive numbers tell the rest: 9 goals conceded in 9 games, against 26 scored, and three clean sheets, against Chicago State (5-0), Temple (3-0) and Central Arkansas (2-0). Marco, a defender wearing number 20, has played in every game and started eight of them. When he has pushed forward he has made it count: 4 shots, 3 on target.
Results so far
Quinnipiac 3-1, Penn State 3-1, Chicago State 5-0, at UC Irvine 2-1, FIU 2-1, Kansas City 3-3, at Temple 3-0, South Florida 3-2, Central Arkansas 2-0.
What’s next
On Saturday, October 3, at 7 p.m. local time, Missouri State travel to Memphis, a side head coach Michael Seabolt expects to compete with them for the American title. The game is on ESPN+.
From Rome to Springfield
Marco is from Rome, born in 2004, and came through FC Pompei before choosing the US college route with YWC. He is a junior at Missouri State, majoring in Physical Education, and has earned a starting spot on a roster full of internationals with real ambitions for November.
Marco Rosati · Missouri State University (Springfield, Missouri) · NCAA Division I, American Conference · Defender, #20 · Junior · Rome, Italy · 2026: 9 games, 8 starts, 749 minutes
Source: missouristatebears.com. Photo: Missouri State Athletics.
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