The Argentina Under 23 team defeated its counterpart from Paraguay 2-0 in a friendly prior to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The scorer of the two goals was Giuliano Simeonethe youngest of Cholo’s three sons who was a surprise on the list of those summoned that he presented Javier Mascherano in the run-up to the big sporting event.
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El Cholito was born on December 18, 2002 in Rome, when Diego was a Lazio player. He began his football career in the youth ranks of Riverbut when he was part of the Sixth Division he decided to go free to join the Atlético de Madrid. Since he did not have a contract, the Millionaire could not fight much to retain him, but he received compensation of $250,000 from the Spanish club.
Giuliano Simeone played in River’s youth teams. (Photo: River Plate Press).
In 2020, at the age of 17, after good performances in the Aleti youth team, he signed his first professional contract. Two years later, Cholo took him to the preseason, and he debuted in 2022, but since he did not have many minutes he went on loan to the Saragossafrom the Second Division, where he played 37 games and scored 9 goals.
He returned to the Madrid club but left again to gain experience. Last year, the forward joined Alavés but in a friendly that he played in August, an opponent gave him a fibula fracture and ankle dislocation. As a result of this episode, the match was suspended and he was off the court for 5 months. In 2024 he returned to play and is an important piece for the team that intends to renew the winger’s loan.
Giuliano Simeone suffered a serious injury in a friendly. (Photo: Reuters)
Giuliano hopes to be in the final cut of 18 players who will go to Paris 2024. If he achieves this, he will maintain the family dynasty in the Olympic Games: His brother Giovani played in Rio de Janeiro and Cholo was part of the Albiceleste that won the silver medal in Atlanta 1996.
Giuliano Simeone’s goals in the friendly of the Argentine under 23 team
Giuliano Simeone opened the scoring in the friendly of the Argentine under 23 team against Paraguay. (Video: TyC Sports).
Giuliano Simeone scored the second goal for the Argentine under 23 team against Paraguay. (Video: TyC Sports).
Javier Mascherano’s squad list for the Argentine Under 23 National Team
The 23 players summoned by Javier Mascherano for the friendlies of the Under 23 National Team (Image: X – @Argentina).
