Matthew Retegui I had warned a few moments before, when Franco Armani he avoided his goal with a good save. But just then, the side arrived, Zabala’s center and the center forward’s advance on Héctor Martínez for the 1-0 partial of Tigre against River in the Monument.
Tigre’s celebration against River (AFP).
Chapa’s son, historical coach of the field hockey teams, played in the Inferiores del Millonario until the Ninth Division. Then he switched to the sport in which his father stood out and although he came to join the youth categories of Los Leones, he did not last long with the stick and the ball…
After standing out in a test in Boca, he joined the Xeneize quarry, where he finished training as a footballer. On November 17, 2018, before the final of the Copa Libertadores that would be defined at the Santiago Bernabéu, Retegui debuted in the First Division with the blue and gold: before Patronato he replaced Carlos Tevez.
That match against the Patron in the Bombonera in which he wore shirt number 38 was the only one he played in the Xeneize: he was on the pitch for just eight minutes. After Mellizo Barros Schelotto’s departure, He went on loan to Estudiantes, where he played 29 games and scored five goals.
The striker put it at the start of the match at the Monumental (AFP).
In 2021 he was also on loan: he went to Talleres. With the T he had a lot of continuity, he played 61 games for the Córdoba team and scored seven goals. Since he had no place in the Battaglia squad, Boca decided to loan him out again at the beginning of 2022 and the chosen destination was Tigre.
Although he still had no chance to appear at the Xeneize, the striker did catch the attention of a world-renowned star, who laid eyes on him. In the middle of 2020, when he was in Estudiantes, It began to represent the agency of Francesco Totti, legend of Rome.
“It is a pride that Francesco has contacted Mateo. He is already the agent”confirmed -at that time- Chapa Retegui to Olé.
