In his first appearance as a starter in the Argentine U-23 National Team, the River player did not go unnoticed. He had to be replaced because of “a pain in the chest” which, fortunately, was nothing serious.
Diablito Echeverri’s game in the Pre-Olympic: dribbles, scares and tranquility
Claudio Echeverri had his first start in Javier Mascherano’s Argentina Under-23 Team. It was in the 5-0 win over Chile that gave the Albiceleste qualification for the final home run of the Pre-Olympic. El Diablito did not go unnoticed: with a pure dribble, he was encouraged with the self-confidence of someone who knows that he has more than enough conditions. However, he had to leave at 64 ‘due to “chest pain” which, fortunately, was only a scare.
Although he lacked good finishes, Echeverri’s appearances against Chile are exciting. He had a clear chance to score in which he kicked first after a rebound from the goalkeeper and threw it well over the crossbar. El Diablito never hid and showed what he is capable of in his first start in Mascherano’s team.
The scare of Diablito Echeverri: “I had a very strong pain in my chest”
Echeverri was rounding off a discreet game when, 35 minutes into the game, the scare began. “I had a very strong pain in my chest. I couldn’t change the air, I couldn’t breathe very well. I was very scared. I threw myself down to change the air and then, thank God, it went away a little,” said El Diablito. at a press conference after the win.
“Afterwards I continued well. I’m going to talk to the doctors anyway, to see what it is. Something like this had never happened to me, I felt very scared. I’m fine, thank God,” added River’s young promise, who even went out for a few minutes in stretcher, before re-entering the playing field.
Echeverri’s scare during the victory of the Argentine Under 23 National Team:
Regarding his ownership, Claudio assured that he found out “the morning before the technical talk”: “(Mascherano) He told me that he wanted me to face and dribble against the rival team. I tried to do it a little. The truth is, I didn’t have a good match. I’m very self-critical. But hey. Little by little we are going to continue improving to reach the final phase very well,” said Diablito.
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