Everything you need to know from a footballing perspective about the defender with a past at San Lorenzo and Sevilla who will sign his contract with the Greatest in the next few hours.
By Nadir Ghazal
Updated on 06/29/2024 – 13:11hs ART
Updated on 06/29/2024 – 1:11 p.m. ART
It was without a doubt the big surprise of the transfer market for River due to how the negotiations took place, which were absolutely silent and armored so that from one moment to the next the agreement for Federico Gattoni was sealed from beginning to end with Sevilla to become one of River’s reinforcements facing the second half of 2024.
With an important past in San Lorenzo where he was a defensive leader and even captain of the team, and with a not so productive step through Sevilla in Spain because he did not play much and was loaned to Belgium, Gattoni’s game is based mainly on being very time-sensitive when marking or anticipating.
He also has good jump to take advantage of the aerial game in both areas despite the fact that he is not a very tall central marker since he measures 1.83 meters. In addition It has the versatility to adapt well to the line of three in defense if necessary, even playing as the last man, in a scheme that he used a lot throughout his stay in San Lorenzo.
Because he is a very temperamental footballer, Sometimes that character plays against him a little and he is on the verge or exposed to expulsion.where he has even received perfectly avoidable red cards and has been saved from others by the referee due to the vehemence or poor timing of his infractions, an aspect of his game that clearly needs to be corrected.
Another aspect to highlight is his good mobility on set pieces. and even his intuition in the rival area, where he has been seen scoring goals in San Lorenzo that have not necessarily been with his head but with good decisions with his foot both inside and outside the area.
Gattoni’s numbers for 2024
The centre-back, who will arrive on loan for one season with an option to buy, played for Belgian side Anderlecht since January of this year, on loan for six months from the Seville team. He played 10 matches from the beginning of 2024 until now, and did not score any goals. In any case, he achieved better continuity than in Sevilla, where in a year and a half he had only played four games.
