Atlético Nacional, through a press conference, presented attacker Giovanni Moreno, who returns to the Purslane team after 12 years. In addition, President Emilio Gutiérrez presented the institution’s shirt to left back Álvaro Angulo, who will be part of the squad for the 2022 season.
After playing for Racing, from Argentina (2011-12) and Shanghai Shenhua, from China (2012-2021), Gio, 35, hopes to show off his talent again with Atlético Nacional, which for several years He was seeking to return to his services.
“I really wanted to be here. There was a lot of talk about my return. Thanks to the directors and the coach, this opportunity could be given”, said Giovanni in his first statements as a player of the green team from the department of Antioquia.
El Flaco, as the playmaker from Antioquia is known, stressed that his arrival at the purslane club in 2018 could not happen, because in 2017 Shanghai Shenhua became champion of the Chinese League and that year he was going to play an international tournament with the team Asian.
The footballer who will play with shirt number 70 pointed out that “despite not winning any title with Nacional, people remember me and with them I only have words of gratitude”.
“I have had the opportunity to play in various positions when I was in China. The classic model of hooking is not being used much anymore, so I can play as a striker or as a second striker, throwing myself a little further back. Likewise, I can locate myself in the right sector of the field and from there throw myself into the middle”, declared the man born in the municipality of Segovia.
Gio’s only dream right now is to win a tournament with the team he’s a fan of. “If they make me choose between playing in the Colombian National Team or with Nacional, I will choose to win with my club. That’s what I came for,” added the soccer player in his presentation.
In addition, the Antioquian team also presented left back Álvaro Angulo. The footballer from Nariño was part of Águilas Doradas in 2020-2021, in which he played 23 games in the last year (21 for the Betplay League and two for the Cup), in which he scored four goals.
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