NAME: Mateo Retegui
BORN IN: San Fernando (Argentina), on 04/29/1999
ROLE: striker
TEAM: Atalanta
Mateo Retegui is a new Atalanta player, deal closed with Genoa for 22 million plus 3 in bonuses under certain conditions.
Network He grew up in the youth sector of Boca Juniors, making his debut in the first team on November 17, 2018 in place of Tevez. In the following two years he wore the jersey of Estudiantes de La Plata and Talleres on loan. In 2022, again on loan, Retegui became a new player for Tigre where he showed off thanks to 23 goals scored, 19 of which in the league, which allowed him to win the
title of top scorer of the tournament.
On July 26, 2023, Genoa, then newly promoted, bought the young striker for 15 million euros. His debut in Italy took place in the thirty-second round of the Coppa Italia against Modena where he scored the first goal after just 32 seconds from the kick-off. His debut in Serie A came in the first league match lost against Fiorentina.
Retegui, who has Italian citizenship, at 23 years old chose to represent Italy and was called up to the senior national team by Roberto Mancini who recognized his potential without ever having played in Italy. With the Azzurri he has so far made 12 appearances and scored 4 goals and was called up to Euro 2024. Last season Retegui scored 7 goals and provided 2 assists in 29 games with a rating that earned him a fantamedia of 6.79.
Fantasy football advice: after Scamacca’s cruciate ligament rupture, Retegui is called upon to replace his compatriot. At this time, with Touré having asked to be sold, Retegui would be the only striker in the Dea, but Gian Piero Gasperini has shown that he can rotate a lot in the forward department with De Ketelaere, Lookman or even Zaniolo himself ready to play at the center of an attack that does not give points of reference to the opponents. It is right to be cautious with the Italian-Argentine during the auction, therefore we recommend his purchase as the 4th slot in the 8-a-side leagues and the 3rd slot in the 10-a-side leagues.