The youth recognized that Xabi Alonso’s call was decisive for his pass: “The talk greatly influenced me.” However, he pointed out that now his head is in the Club World Cup.
The player of River, Franco Mastantuonohe spoke for the first time about his pass to real Madrid And he acknowledged that the coach’s call Xabi Alonso It was indispensable to finish making the decision to reach the “meringue.”
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The 17 -year -old, who is playing the Club World Cup With the “Millionaire”, he made it clear that his head is in the international competition, but still answered doubts about his arrival to the Spanish team.


In dialogue with Dazn, Mastantuono revealed: “The way Xabi handled with me was incredible. I thank you very much. The talk greatly influenced me because the fact that a coach loves you is a vote of confidence for the player who is leaving a huge club like River. That is not easy. His words motivated me a lot to make the jump.”.
“It is the club that has won the most in Europe. All players want to be there.”said the Argentine.
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On the other hand, Mastantuono clarified that his approach is in the participation of River in the Club World Cup. “This tournament I play in River and I always put my head where I am now. As much as people speak or think, I have things clear”he said.
“We play the pass to the eighth against the best team of the group, which is the Inter, and we go with everything. The South American teams break the spine to come to play here and give our face, and that is what we are going to do.”he said.
In turn, he clarified that he always did his best playing in the “Millionaire”: “Whenever I play with the River shirt, since I debuted, I try to do it professionalism. I know that I do not have many games here, but I always put the same desire and passion. I have a love to the very big club and I will always leave life for these colors.”
River will seek to advance to the round of 16 of the Club World Cup when they face Inter Milan this Wednesday at 22 (Argentine time).
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