Gonzalo Requena is living a dream moment. At 21 years old, the defender born in San Francisco established himself in the Instituto’s starting team and his numbers never cease to surprise.
The defender leads the ranking of clearances in the Professional League, with a total of 38 in these first dates. He literally brings out everything.
“It’s beautiful to be living this, adding minutes, something I expected. It is perseverance, to continue, to continue, even if it is not your turn. I had to make that click, I knew the moment was going to come,” Requena said this Saturday.
And in dialogue with Tercer Tiempo (FM Sucesos) he added: “It’s nice to hear people praising, supporting. I talk a lot about it with my family, with the people closest to me. I try not to hit the nets too much, because later it can work against you.”
Later he praised Nicolás Dubersarsky, with whom he shared a squad in youth and today both stand out in First Division: “He is an animal how he trains, how he prepares. He’s very good in the head. I’m very happy that you’re doing so well. What he shows in training, he later shows in games.”
Requena acknowledged that he watches Cristian “Cuti” Romero a lot with the idea of seeing to learn: “That helps me a lot. It is admirable what he is achieving.”
Finally, the defender spoke about this Thursday’s victory against Newell’s in Rosario and said: “It was a very important victory: we needed it… We played a very good game and we developed it very well. We got a positive result.”
Requena, who was not dribbled against “la Lepra” and was the player with aerial duels won, is now enjoying a few days of vacation before the team returns to practice for the preseason.
