Regardless of rumours of a possible transfer to Inter Milan, it was Genoa who snapped Retegui up from Boca Juniors in July 2023 for 15m euros.
His first season in Italy introduced seven targets in 29 Serie A video games, however he spent three months out injured and was required to do quite a lot of urgent by supervisor Alberto Gilardino.
Retegui’s qualities had been evident, although – he was extraordinarily snug within the penalty space and at all times trying to shoot.
In August 2024 one other attentive supervisor noticed that one thing particular in him: Gian Piero Gasperini.
The Atalanta boss is understood for his robust persona, which led to disputes with gamers comparable to Alejandro Gomez, Timothy Castagne and Pierluigi Gollini, however his capability to develop gamers is undisputed.
Retegui, who blossomed in Bergamo, is the final to have taken benefit of this.
He has scored 11 targets in his first 12 Serie A video games for Atalanta – one purpose each 71 minutes. Atalanta are second within the desk and boast the league’s finest assault, a lot of that all the way down to Retegui – and Gasperini in fact.
“I really like the best way he [Gasperini] needs us to play – all of us push ahead, up into the pitch, and create quite a lot of probabilities,” Retegui mentioned in September.
“I spoke rather a lot with the supervisor and his workers. In addition they confirmed me movies of what they anticipate from me. It’s a great scenario for me – they need the most effective of me they usually know how you can get it. And I’m actually wanting to study.”
