The music played on the “cello” will be a rock & roll. Marcelo Estigarribia known as ‘El Chelo’ [the cello] is a real surprise. Not because his qualities weren’t apparent, seeing that he featured in the Copa America, but because he had no difficulty in showing them at Juve. A player who joins Juventus, especially from a foreign country, often needs a certain period of time before adapting himself to the new reality: he must learn a new kind of football and a different language, and above all he must bear the special weight of this shirt…
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Marcelo has shown instead to deserve Conte’s trust since the very first time. Starting from the valuable goal scored against Napoli, up until the excellent performance given in the TIM Cup match against Roma. He immediately managed to familiarize with this context and the reason why can be easily explained: “Wearing this legendary shirt is a great honour, and therefore we must give our all under every circumstance - affirmed the Paraguayan when speaking to Sky Sport - And I’m trying to do so, in order to keep this club’s name high and to repay the trust I was given with all my commitment. When you join a great side like Juventus, you’ve reached the top and you can only fight for hitting every target. I’m happy that this is happening now.”
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“Moreover, I feel comfortable in Turin, people are nice and warm-hearted - continued El Chelo - In the dressing room, I feel like at home, with my team-mates and the technical staff I have a wonderful relationship. Happiness and humility characterize the whole atmosphere. Here there are real champions who have won a lot, however their’re the first who give their all in trainings. For new arrivals, like me, this is a further spur to get deeply involved and try to take advantage of the chances I’ve been given.”
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The reference to Del Piero is almost obvious: “Ale is a legend, an extraordinary player, and whenever I meet him I always tell him: «The legend goes on…»”.
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In brief, Estigarribia is living a real daydream. However, when he closes his eyes, various dreams come to his mind: “My dream with the Paraguayan squad is to qualify for the World Cup in Brazil and show a good performance in the competition. Moreover, being able to make up for the defeat occurred against Uruguay on the occasion of the last Copa America. As far as Juve are concerned, I’m focused on doing my best, game after game, continuing to battle in both the championship and the TIM Cup. Moreover, for next years, I hope to continue on this track and play a key role in the Champions League as well.”
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Source: Juventus.com
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