Mateo Retegui, in the sights of Francesco Totti and without knowing what his future will be in Boca

Matías Bustos Milla

06/18/2020 - 13:55

• Clarín.com
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"I am dealing with a player from Argentina. One strong, strong, strong. He is attacking midfielder." Francesco Totti's phrase, glory of Rome, had generated uncertainty. Is that after having gone very badly from the sports management of the club of his loves, the Italian crack launched his company of representation of footballers and pointed to a "9" for Boca. Who is it about? De Mateo Retegui , the son of Chapa,  who will return to the club after spending time at Estudiantes de La Plata.

Totti's decision to bet on managing the present and future of Retegui had to do with a scouting analysis that his company did for months. Then they agreed to try to stay with the 21-year-old point man who passed through the Lower River, where they released him, and who arrived in Boca under the guidance of Coqui Raffo. This week, in fact, there were video calls for Totti and Mateo Retegui to get to know each other in depth and talk about personal goals and sports development. 

In Totti's gaze on Retegui, Christian Vieri , a friend of Juan Sebastián Verón during his time at Inter , had a lot to do with it . And then there was a follow-up with the recruiting teamwho work for the idol of Rome. Have they asked Daniele De Rossi any questions? For now, the Italian who dressed in blue and gold had given references to Nicolás Capaldo as a drinkable reinforcement for Rome, when Totti was still the sports director. 

Mateo Retegui played 18 games in Estudiantes de La Plata. (Photo: Mauricio Nievas)

It was Guillermo Barros Schelotto who promoted Retegui to the First Division after observing him closely in the Rolando Schiavi Reserve . He hardly went to the substitute bank in one match and then entered 8 minutes against Patronato, in La Bombonera, in November 2018. Without space in the new structure, he was loaned out to Estudiantes: there he played 18 matches and scored 4 goals . One of them embittered Diego Maradona, because Retegui scored somewhat in Pincha's triumph in the last La Plata classic.

Retegui played 8 minutes in Boca. (Photo: Fernando de la Orden)

However, Estudiantes did not execute the $ 2 million clause to keep half of the player's pass and that is why he must make himself available to Miguel Ángel Russo when training returns in Boca. To stay? It will be evaluated. And a video analysis study of his last season was done, as well as that of Walter Bou , who also has to return to Brandsen 805. His termination clause with Boca is close to 10 million dollars. 

Together on the road. El Chapa and Mateo share their passion for sports.

Despite Totti's praise in that statement, Retegui's main feature so far was his great physical development. With bases in field hockey (he became a youth team) and with an enviable constancy in each practice, his effort prevails over his talent. And that aroused concern in the company that Totti now leads. Will it open a European door?

For now, in Boca they are cautious and await if this ratification entails any specific offer for a point that at the moment did not manage to consolidate itself in Argentine soccer, but that may be molded for a more physical soccer like the Italian one. 

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