Who is the youngster from Racing hit in the head and who is fighting for his life in Rosario?

When I was 11 years old, Lautaro Luciano Beniamino Ronchi he left his family to pursue his dream of becoming a professional footballer. in the pension of racingin Avellaneda, this striker currently in the Fourth Division trained until he even had the chance to train with the professional team led by Fernando Gagochampion of the last Champions Trophy.

It was last August when, like a large group of youth with projection, Ronchi changed ownership of Tita Mattiussi for one of the auxiliary fields of the Cilindro de Avellaneda stadium and was able to experience first-hand what elite training is like. It was a vital step towards his goal..

Once the unpleasant episode that happened this Wednesday in Rosario was known, where the footballer had gone to visit his family on vacation, the expressions of affection from many of his teammates from the lower ranks of the club multiplied. Among them it was possible to see Fran Gómez (goalkeeper of the Argentina national team), Catriel Cabellos, ‘Trapito’ Ojeda and ‘Toto’ Aviles, who are in the pre-season first division and shared with Ronchi in the 5th category.

In a month, Ronchi will turn 19, the right age to make the leap to a club that, earlier this week, had made a new millionaire sale (that of Carlos Alcaraz to Southampton in England) demonstrating the value of being able to play in their inferiors .

To Lautaro Ronchi, according to the information that emerged from the family, a long recovery awaits him as he fights for his lifeas one of the bullets that hit him lodged in the side of his head.