Giuliano Simeone said, ‘I’d never play for Boca or Real Madrid’ | OneFootball

As Giovanni Simeone increasingly emerges as a strong 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 possibility of ever wearing a Boca shirt.

“If Román calls me? No, there’s no chance at all,” replied the midfielder, without a second’s hesitation, who is enjoying an excellent spell at Atlético de Madrid and has already become a regular in Lionel Scaloni’s Argentina call-ups.

Laughing and clearly firm in his stance from the very start of the question — raised in a relaxed tone by Pollo Álvarez — the youngest of the three Simeone footballing brothers elaborated and drew a parallel to explain his thinking: “It would be like me going to Real Madrid. I’d 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 early in 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 finished bottom of the table.

Indeed, Atlético de Madrid’s current coach had been in the news in recent hours for praising Eduardo Coudet’s arrival on River’s bench. In that context, Giuliano was clear and put an end to any hypothetical possibility of wearing Boca’s colors, making it evident that, at least in the Simeone family, football loyalties still point toward Núñez.

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