Mastantuono breaks records: the youngest to debut and score a cup goal in River history :: Olé

You give me every day Mast… In less than three months, the brilliant appearance of the quarry of River He once again wrote his name in capital letters in the club’s historical statistics. After his premature and auspicious debut in Primera, the presence of Franco Mastantuono At Defensores del Chaco it was another moment that he will never forget. And over the years it will become a special archival document.

The fans were crying out for it, Martin Demichelis He sent him to play the second half and the kid rounded off a record night, because being the youngest CARP player to debut in the Libertadores Cup He added a great goal, also a record, that was worth a necessary victory to decompress after the pineapple in Boca on Sunday.

Loose in the place that Echeverri left him and not thrown to the right, He lamented when the goal was taken away with a surgical removal after a long run, but he had revenge. When 1-1 looked like another negative result, he gave a small sample of his quality, the one that places him on the radar of European giants like Real Madrid -he has a scouting group that follows him from Buenos Aires- and with that little left-footed step and the right definition adjusted to the stick at 16 years and 254 days oldMasta surpassed the cup conquests of idols like Javier Saviola, Fernando Cavenaghi, Pipita Higuaín and Pablo Aimar.

“Records are details. I entered a complicated match and I couldn’t think much, but I am very happy because it was won.”expressed the boy from Azul upon learning his top numbers, choosing with great humility to focus on the group after “a victory we needed against a tough opponent.”

Although he barely entered, his lack of rhythm was noticeable, logical deficit if you take into account that he had not played in the First Division for 38 days after a strain and that he only added minutes in the Reserve against Boca (with a goal included)the kid pulled out a rabbit from the galley that unlocked the game.

“I’m trying to recover, I’m drowning”he acknowledged between laughs, happy for his second shout in First Division (the previous one had been against Excursionistas) and for writing himself in the books at a continental level. being the fourth youngest player to shout in the Cup after Ángelo (Santos), Paniagua (Always Ready) and Chango Cárdenas (Racing).

The smallest is the largest Mast. And River fans enjoy it to the fullest.

1-Franco Mastantuono: 16 years, 8 months and 10 days.

2-Javier Saviola: 17 years, 2 months, and 13 days.

3-Fernando Cavenaghi: 17 years, 2 months and 13 days.

4-Claudio Echeverri: 18 years, 3 months and 9 days.