Atalanta, leaders of Serie A, are out for their next important matches Mateo Retegui, top scorer of the championship with the same goals (12) as Marcus Thuram (Inter).
The Italian-Argentine striker retired on Sunday in the first half of the match won against Empoli (3-2) and suffered an injury to the rectus femoris of his left leg.
Retegui will disappear from the start the league visit Atalanta will play, its last game of 2024, on Saturday against fourth-placed Lazio, as well as the Italian Super Cup semi-final against Inter on January 2 in Riyadh. Juventus and Milan meet tomorrow.
He hasn’t missed a game so far.
however, Retegui may move to Saudi Arabia to support his teammates in hopes of recovering for a hypothetical final. So far he has taken part, either as a starter or as a substitute, in 25 games in all competitions played by Atalanta this season.
Retegui is signed by Gian Piero Gasperini Dea technician, in August because of the serious knee injury suffered by fellow scorer Gianluca Scamacca in a preseason friendly.
Despite this huge defeat, Atalanta are having a good season, with 12 wins in their last 13 games. Only one streak was broken by a loss against Real Madrid in the Champions League (2-3).
Source: La Verdad
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