The Argentine offensive midfielder Franco Mastantuono let River To join the real Madrid as one of the bets of the Spanish coach Xabi Alonso for the 2025/26 season and made a comparison with Alfredo Di Stefano that caught the attention.
“Making the same path that Don Alfredo is a pride for those who was born in River Plate”he exclaimed for the newspaper Marca in reference to the historic scorer and one of the maximum idols of the “Merengue” team, who also left Núñez to play in the White House.
The native of Azul, who consecrated himself as a figure in the “Red Band” and left the club with just 17 years, will join the Spanish capital team on Thursday, August 14 when he meets the age of majority.
While an adaptation process for the attacker is expected, the injury of Jude Bellingham -He was surgically intervened with the shoulder and would not return until October or November- I could accelerate things and start adding minutes from the start.
On the other hand, the comparison with the historic scorer also starts because Mastantuono would be the candidate to inherit the number 9 left by Kylian Mbappé, after announcing that he will wear the number 10 jacket after the departure of Luka Modric to the Milan of Italy.
River players who wore Real Madrid’s shirt
Gonzalo Higuaín, Carlos Diogo, Rolando Zárate, Juan Esnáider, Oscar Ruggeri, Eduardo Anzarda, Alfredo Di Stefano, Javier Saviola, Esteban Cambiasso, Santiago Solari, Enrique Wolff, Oscar Más, Rogelio Domínguez and, now, Franco Mastantuono.
Source: Ambito
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