The statements of the Italian-Argentine striker
Mateo Reteguistriker of Genoa And National in the sights of Naplesgave an interview to the microphones of the Spanish newspaper As in which he revealed some interesting background on his first season with the rossoblù shirt.
Retegui confesses
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“My father says I was close to Atletico Madrid? It is true. I can’t tell you in detail what happened, I’m only interested in playing concentrated and I try not to listen to rumours, but the interest and the fact that I was very close is true. I haven’t spoken to Cholo, but we had a meeting with the club. Nothing was done about it, and today the only thing I can say is that I am very happy in Genoa.Genoa? TOI had several opportunities, but Mister Gilardino called me, I spoke with people from the club and I understood that coming here would give me the chance to have more chances with Italy, which is what I want most. It was an absolutely right decision: the team does things very well, it’s like a family, there is synergy with the management, with the fans, the stadium is very warm. Toughest opponent faced?The defenders here are very good, almost all of them play man-to-man and I like that. There is a player who gave me a lot of fouls and they didn’t even give me one, but he is very good and I love him as a central defender: Good morning, my national teammate. When we played against Torino he seemed like an animal physically and he is very complete technically. First year in Italy?I am very happy with this first big step in my career. It’s not easy to move from Argentina to European football, but it was a dream I wanted to achieve and I achieved it. Genoa opened its doors to me with love. I am happy. The people are very similar to those in Argentina. And Genoa is a beautiful city.”
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