Gino Hernandez
Gino Hernandez is the captain and goalkeeper for the Italian national team. His team faces off against Japan in the first match in the World Cup in Paris, where he shows his incredible goalkeeper skills. However, Japan manages to score two goals at him, defeating Italy. Having suffered an injury from Hyuga's Tiger Shoot, he's unable to play against Argentina, who eliminates Italy from the tournament. He meets Shingo Aoi and they become close friends. In the World Youth arc, he's injured along with líbero Salvatore Gentile by Ryoma Hino's Tornado Shoot in the match against Uruguay. Despite his injuries, he plays in the final group match against Japan in the last minutes of the second half, but loses by 4–0. He currently plays for Inter Milan.