Vietto leaves Racing, hits out at Costas: "We’re polar opposites" | OneFootball

The forward Luciano Vietto bid farewell to Racing after not renewing his contract and stated that he and the coach of the Avellaneda team, Gustavo Costas, are “polar opposites.”

After the tough penalty shootout defeat against Estudiantes de La Plata in the final of the Torneo Clausura, coach Costas and the management led by Diego Milito began to plan the team for the next season which will start at the end of January.

In these plans, the forward was left out, which is why he did not renew his contract with Racing, and in this situation, Vietto pointed at Costas: “Gustavo and I are polar opposites in terms of football. It wasn’t easy for me, and I think that’s why I participated little, but always with respect.”

“He is a coach who has given a lot to Racing, but for me, due to my football style, he hasn’t helped me much to fit into his way of playing. I’m not blaming him, just explaining how I felt as a player from a football perspective. I wish him the best,” he added.

Additionally, Vietto said: “The idea was to continue. I came with the idea of ending my football career here. Unfortunately, it couldn’t happen. The way it happened was surprising. We are at the end of the year, and they informed me of the decision suddenly. I was at the club where I wanted to be, which is my home, and it’s hard to process.”

Moreover, the 32-year-old forward referred to the rumors of a supposed productivity contract offered by Racing’s management: “There was a bit of fear about returning to the country. Once we made the decision, we embraced it eagerly. Unfortunately, it couldn’t happen. We have to move forward. It saddens me because I found out recently. I had the hope and desire that the club would offer something to continue.”

“From the club, it was said that I didn’t accept a contract with a salary reduction or productivity, and the reality is that there was no offer. I will always be there for Racing, and it will be as a fan,” he asserted.

Additionally, Vietto indicated: “Perhaps today, for the people, it seems, given that I’m not very old, that maybe I have some health or chronic problem. I want to clarify that this is not the case. I don’t have any chronic problem. It took time to get Conmebol’s authorization to have a block done, but since I had it, if I didn’t play, it was a technical decision.”

“I understand what was being said because people comment from afar, they don’t know what one suffers. It was tough to recover from that injury, but from the moment I recovered, it was a forgotten issue for me, and I was available,” he added in relation to an injury that troubled him during the year and a half of his second stint at Racing.

Finally, Vietto spoke about what his future outside the 'Academia' will be: “Now I am open to everything, I am not closing doors to anything, but I am still processing the news and need to rest with the family. Decisions will be made when the markets open. Obviously, I will not play for Independiente, but my football career will continue for many more years, I am not closing the door to anything. I don’t even feel outside of Racing yet, I consider myself a player of the club. I need a few weeks to assimilate it.”.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.