Against AS Roma, Genoa scored 4 goals and deservedly won 3 points. A player who caught the eye for the media is Mateo Retegui, who scored yesterday versus José Mourinho's team.
He contributed well so far to his club: 2 goals in his debut in the Coppa Italia against Modena, 3 goals in the first 6 Serie A matches, equaling a certain Diego Milito.
As per Calciomercato.com, Retegui didn't think twice about accepting the call-up from former Italy national team coach Mancini. From that moment, now twelve months ago, Mateo had only Serie A in mind because it could help him stay in the mix for a national team he now feels increasingly connected to. Genoa thus made a fantastic move both technically and economically: today he is worth at least twice the 12 million euros paid to Boca Juniors.
Before signing with Genoa, Retegui had been a concrete target for Inter: Ausilio and Baccin were really impressed after watching him live in Malta-Italy. The Nerazzurri had started talks with Boca Juniors and wanted to include Colidio (now at River Plate) but then decided not to push through with the deal because Inzaghi wanted a striker with different traits.
On the other hand, AC Milan had also closely followed him with their scouts in South America. The Rossoneri's interest never led to actual negotiations between parties, however. That's when Genoa took advantage of the situation and snatched the player on a bargain fee (12 million euros).
