when Matias Acevedo came into this world Fernando Gago he was in his prime as a footballer. After all, he was a midfielder for the real Madrid. Therefore, he didn’t imagine a future as a technician; nor, such an abrupt retreat. Much less that Racing would have crossed his life. And not even that boy who is 14 today and is fulfilling his dream of being called up to the First Division.
Yes, the coach Academy The boy, category 2008, who he is in the ninth age, but plays in the seventh for his talent. Regular member of the Under 15 national team who will play the South American Championship in 2023, he has shone since he was a child in kindergarten. And Ramón Medina, baby soccer coordinator, found out. “His uncle is Franco Morales, who played futsal for Racing. And one day he arrives with his sister and her son, his nephew. When we saw him stop the ball, we knew he had a future,” he tells him. Monchi a clarion.
Morales, born in 2000, shared the lower ranks with Julián López -he was on loan from Defensa y Justicia-, Alexis Cuello and Gonzalo Córdoba, but did not reach the First Division. I agree yes. And impress with the “10” jersey because it’s a success. Massimiliano Zanello describes it to us, who knows the position and the blue and white fabric. The imaginative midfielder who wore the Academy shirt between 1997 and 2001, and is now coach of the minor leagues, assures that at the age of 12 “he has already made a difference”.
And he adds, in dialogue with clarion: “Matías is a guy who has what stood out for players before, that ability that you don’t know which way he’s going to go. He has variations, he is fast and explosive. He is a guy who in 3/4 time has the panorama of the attack in his head, You can get away with a dribble close to the area, a pass on goal, he has good punch, he is very complete”.
For Zanello, Acevedo just needs to be guided with some issues related to the setback: “Technically there is not much to tell you because it has a large capacity”.
And he tells an anecdote: “In the Ninth I was bored, to put it in some way. There was still some game left and she could win games by herself, it’s like she’s asking us for help. We saw that it was for something else and decided to upload it to the Seventh, which is what I have to direct. I needed a player who could make the difference in 3/4, he was a great help. The call to Primera doesn’t surprise me. Sure, you have to accompany him a lot, you have to stay on top of him, because Matías is very intelligent, affectionate and familiar, but you have to try to take it little by little. It’s good that he can have a preseason with the pros and Fernando will give him the last shot in the formation ”.
In addition to Acevedo, the following have been called up to start with the set-up: Catriel Cabellos (on the bench in the last two First Division games), Agustín Ojeda (Reserve), Demian Núñez (Fifth Division and with a presence in the Selectives) and Tomás Aviles (Reserve).
The team will meet on December 1st at the Tita Mattiussi property, a racing driver nursery, and from the 5th they will train at the Pilar.
Racing and a new appearance of his prey
Source: Clarin
