Gattoni to River: the kick that went viral and the anger of a former San Lorenzo :: Olé

It was a direct Núñez-Seville connection. With the need to strengthen the fund, River He accelerated fully for Federico Gattoni and in a matter of hours he verbally arranged the arrival of the former San Lorenzo. His surname generated surprise in the corridors of the Monumental, but the good image he left during his time in the Ciclon and the fact that at 25 years old he can relaunch his career after failing to establish himself in Seville and Anderlecht generated immediate expectations, a feeling that was reflected with a particular video that went viral in a matter of minutes.

Once the news of his arrival at CARP was known, the fans went to the archive and remembered a special kick in 2022, during a San Lorenzo-Boca match at the Nuevo Gasómetro. In that match, Gattoni starred in a cross with Sebastian Villa: In the final minutes of the match, the Colombian received a backhanded shot in his own field and The central defender lifted him into the air, kicking both his legs. Beyond the anger of the Colombian, who went looking for him, everything ended with a yellow card.

That punctual action, Added to the fact that the defender had a stint in River’s youth teamshad a full impact on the people, who mostly gave him a thumbs up in the nets for his defensive qualities in a passing market in which even Adam Bareiro generated a crack for the value of his pass (4.5M dollars).

The one who didn’t like the news at all was Pablo Barrientos. The former Ciclón midfielder replied to some fan stories on his Instagram account with images of himself, Pipi Romagnol and Héctor Villalba, which included spicy phrases such as “loyalty before money”, “commitment, respect and loyalty”, “idols were those of before” and “there are few players who truly love the club”.

The former San Lorenzo played last season for Anderlecht, although his transfer corresponds to Sevilla, who bought the card from Ciclón in January 2023 for a sum close to 1.5M dollars. After his loan with the team that finished second in the last Pro League ended and without a place in the Spanish club due to the decision of the brand new coach, Francisco García Pimienta, River accelerated in the last hours and reached an initial agreement for a one-year loan, with a purchase option of 3M dollars.

Wanting to wear the Band even though he had planned to return to Boedo, the main objective of the 25-year-old central defender is to get back to filming after a season in which he barely accumulated 10 games (in five he started) with a total of 539′ on the courtadded to the fact that in his first European experience he played five meetings in Seville (157′) and scored a goal against Atlético Astorga in the second round of the Copa del Rey.