His team collapsed in Euro 2024, with a sign of a deluge of love calls after a year in Italy

Jul 20, 2024

Italy's Mateo Retegui walks on the pitch after a round of sixteen match between Switzerland and Italy at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, June 29, 2024. (Andreas Gora/dpa via AP) GERMANY OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT<저작권자(c) Yonhap News, 무단 전재-재배포, AI 학습 및 활용 금지>

'Even if the team fails, the players will survive.'

The national team was humiliated, but there is a player who hits the Sangjongga in recognition of Gacha. Matteo Lettegi (25) is the main character of Italy's Serie A team, Genoa.

Leteggie played for Italy at the recently concluded Euro 2024. He consistently played in the Euro 2024 as a substitute 'in-out' from the group stage to the round of 16. However, he failed to score a goal and did not show any noticeable performance.

Italy was classified as a favorite but was humiliated to pack up early after a 0-2 defeat in the round of 16 against Switzerland.

As a result, the Italian soccer community is still in heartbreak amid the shock, but it is emerging as a new blue chip in Serie A with a good evaluation of Lettegi.

He didn't show much at Euro 2024 It's just because you can't ignore your potential and your performance in the league. Leteggie was first selected for the national team in March last year after catching the eyes of Roberto Mancini, the then head coach of Italy.

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Rothegi, who was born in Argentina but chose Italian nationality, scored a goal in the first match against England in Group C of the Euro 2024 qualifying round on March 23, 2023, and scored in the second match against Malta on the 26th three days later to rise to stardom.

Based on this, he left Argentina for Genoa. With a height of 1m86, Retegi has grown into a promising Serie A striker in his first season with 31 games, nine goals and three assists. Then, love calls from around them are pouring in.

According to Italian media 'Sky Sports', there is no official offer yet, but multiple clubs have begun collecting information to explore the possibility of Letteggi's transfer.

The clubs interested in him include AS Roma, Juventus, and Bologna. All of these are teams that need to reinforce the front line. Rome is looking for a substitute for the Belgian national team Lukaku, Juventus is looking for a possible transfer to Poland's Arcadius Milik, and Bologna is looking for a replacement for the Dutch national team Joshua Zirkji, who has been confirmed to be transferred to Manchester United.

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