The desired day for Giorgio Chiellini and Gareth Bale arrived in which both star players of the now, Los Angeles Football Club added their first minutes in the team. Chiellini has been seen as one of the biggest fans of the California team.
In the last game in the classic against the Los Angeles Galaxy, Giorgio Chiellini was on the substitute bench and did not add any minutes to debut. On the third goal in the victory against his staunch rival, the Italian jumped to celebrate with Cristian Arango, scorer of the winner.
The following week, both Giorgio Chiellini and Gareth Bale appeared in LAFC’s squad for the visit to Nashville. The Welshman came on in the 72nd minute, replacing Cristian Arango who scored one of the two goals in the Californian victory. For his part, the Italian started alongside Jesús David Murillo in that defensive defense. At 60 ‘, he left his place and another Colombian like Eddie Segura entered for him.
LAFC has three Colombian players on its squad. One like Cristian Arango, the club’s top scorer, and two central defenders like Jesús David Murillo and Eddie Segura. Giorgio Chiellini came on strong in the first 60 minutes he was on the court in his debut with the Los Angeles team. Giorgio shared that stretch with Murillo, and then left his place for Segura’s entry.
After adding his first 60 minutes alongside Jesús David Murillo, Giorgio Chiellini praised his defensive partner, whom he described as, ‘he’s a great player, very strong, very fast and powerful, I’m happy to play with him’. Thus, clear, forceful and concise begins the story of the Italian with the Colombians in the LAFC.
