Giuliano Simeone says he'd never play for Boca or Real Madrid | OneFootball

While Giovanni Simeone is increasingly being mentioned as a possible option to strengthen River midway through the year, his younger brother Giuliano Simeone made no secret of the fact that, in their family, loyalties lean toward Núñez and flatly ruled out any chance of wearing Boca’s jersey in the future.

“If Román calls me? No, there’s no chance at all,” replied the midfielder—currently in great form at Atlético de Madrid and already a regular in Lionel Scaloni’s Argentina squads—without hesitating for a second.

Laughing and sticking to the stance he took from the very first moment the question was asked—in a lighthearted tone by Pollo Álvarez—the youngest of the three football-playing Simeone brothers expanded on his answer and drew a parallel to explain his thinking: “It would be like going to Real Madrid. I would never play for Boca or Real Madrid. Zero chance.”

The midfielder’s words are hardly surprising given the family’s closeness to River. His brother Giovanni had a brief spell at the club in the early days of his professional career, while his father, Diego Simeone, managed El Millonario between 2007 and 2008, a period in which he won the 2008 Clausura title and then later finished last.

In fact, the current Atlético de Madrid coach had made headlines in recent hours for praising Eduardo Coudet’s arrival at River. In that context, Giuliano was clear and put to rest any hypothetical possibility of wearing Boca’s colors, making it clear that, at least in the Simeone family, footballing loyalties still point toward Núñez.

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