"It's tough": Leonardo Sigali hopes for one last chapter at Nueva Chicago | OneFootball

After closing a glorious chapter at Racing Club at the end of 2024, where he won five titles and became a key figure, Leonardo Sigali’s career took a turn towards the Old Continent. The defender is currently playing for NK Lokomotiva in Croatia, a club with which he is under contract until June 2028. This decision was not only about football, but also about family, allowing him to share daily life with his wife and daughter, who were already living in Europe while he shone in Avellaneda.

Despite being 38 years old and enjoying a successful present in Croatian football—a country he already knew from his previous stint at Dinamo Zagreb—“Osito” does not hide his great desire to hang up his boots at the club where he was born. In a recent interview with DSports Radio, the center-back confessed his current form and his pending goal: “I enjoy playing football and waking up every morning to go train. I still have one dream to fulfill, which is to retire at Nueva Chicago. I hope I can make it happen, though it’s difficult.”

The defender, who was a key player in that historic U-20 World Cup in Canada 2007 alongside stars like Agüero and Di María, revealed that he has already reached out to the “Torito” management, although without concrete success so far. “I let the president know that I was available to the club, but I haven’t been lucky enough to get a response, not even a no,” he explained sincerely about the lack of contact with the Mataderos institution.

Sigali, who made his professional debut in 2006 and was part of Nueva Chicago’s promotion in the 2005-2006 season, understands the club’s timing and holds no grudges about the current situation. “If it doesn’t happen now, the club must have its reasons. The club doesn’t owe me any explanation, that’s clear. The institution is going through a good moment and that makes me very happy. I’ve been lucky enough to go to the stadium on some occasions and it has the potential to keep growing,” concluded the experienced footballer, leaving the door open for one last dance in Argentina.

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