Mateo Retegui has been pulling the strings since the summer with a performance that to call sensational is reductive, given the 20 or so total season markers at the thresholds. After Gianluca Scamacca’s relapse into long-term injury limbo, the Atalanta oriundo is back to being the only role center forward on the roster. What if he is given up in the league for once, considering the importance of the Champions League doubleheader with Club Brugge between Wednesday, Feb. 12 and Tuesday, Feb. 18?
Verona e Champions? Troppo per Retegui
There has never even been a stand-in worthy of the name, in season, that is, a bomber capable of playing with his back to goal. Not even Daniel Maldini, the attacking graft of the reparations market, has the same characteristics. It must be said, however, that for coach Gian Piero Gasperini there have always been strikers, so much so that probably the all-time favorite pair in the cups as far as he is concerned, before the arrival of Duvan Zapata and Luis Muriel of course, was Josip Ilicic-Papu Gomez. If Charles De Ketelaere plays the Professor, an Ademola Lookman contextual attacking partner is still missing for a few more days. Who plays in Chapita’s place, in short?
Al Bentegodi senza centravanti? Si può
So far, the Nerazzurri coach’s strategy has been to curb Retegui’s minutes, precisely because of the non-arrival of another first forward, even in January-February. After all, if Beto Betuncal or whoever for that matter was unattainable, it’s nobody’s fault. That will probably be the case again Saturday afternoon at the Bentegodi. A thought about a formula without a center forward, however, since in the trident Gasp often reiventated forwards players who never were and never will be, from Malinovskyi to Brescianini via Samardzic, can be done. The false nueve exists for everyone… The son of art?
The article Towards Verona and Champions: right or wrong to give Retegui a rest? comes from CalcioAtalanta.
