A Federico Girotti loves to fly. And score goals. Perhaps it was a kind of tribute to his two great passions, it was his first celebration with the shirt of River: a little popcorn a foot high to mark Godoy Cruz. Now, how did this 21-year-old boy who became an option for Marcelo Gallardo become a fan of airplanes?
Girotti He narrated in dialogue with Deportivo IP – and a few days after starting his vacation – what was the zero moment of his great empathy for aircraft. “Since I was two years old, they took me to the Aeroparque gate. I always liked airplanes, from a very young age,” he said.
Of course, those family walks to see the steel-fused birds take off and land raised concerns for the still little boy. Girotti. And, when he was grown up, he took a clean and jerk and took off: “Over time I became internalized. And I began to do a pilot career”.
Although Federico is not yet to cross the Atlantic in command of a Boeing 747, he has managed to nurture his records in the air. “I have been flying for a few hours because due to the pandemic I could not go. Besides that I was on another step in River, then it was not the best … Obviously it is something totally safe but I did not want to risk. I like it too much” .
However, Girotti he is very clear that his profession – at least the current one – is to be a professional footballer. Although River He has not objected to his training as a pilot. “The club never forbade me anything. In fact some teachers and some boys ask me how I’m doing and if I was going to fly and stuff … But no, they didn’t forbid me anything.”
Girotti scored an important goal against Fluminense, on the last date of group D.
However, the forward’s decision is to take advantage of the free time to hold on to the commands. Or, at least, that was his plan before earning himself a spot in the Gallardo summons.
“When I had a day off at the club there, I would take that afternoon, if the weather allowed it, and I would fly for an hour. I had a good stretch from home to Escobar, at the flying club where I was doing it. , but in the last time I was not going, “he closed.
Girotti’s goals in River
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