AS Saint-Etienne : at 37, this former flop of the Greens still scans the goals | ASSE News

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If he is considered a recruitment flop by many supporters of ASSE, Gonzalo Bergessio (36) nevertheless continues to chain goals in South America. Now at the Nacional de Montevideo in Uruguay, “Gonza” has further improved his stats in recent weeks.

He hits the screen in Uruguay

Second top scorer in the championship (6 goals in 6 games), the Argentinian notably shone by scoring a hat-trick in less than 25 minutes against Fenix ​​last week. In the columns of Progress, Gonzalo Bergessio looked back on his green years (2009-2011). A time he enjoyed until his departure in the Italian Serie A. “In Saint-Etienne, I imbibed the fervor of the supporters for their club. They are generous people who do not calculate. But I was not able to express myself well on the pitch, I was sometimes unsuccessful, “said the former San Lorenzo player who spent 18 months in Forez. The time to appreciate “the values ​​that transpire in ASSE and through the population”.

At 36, can he be tempted by a last challenge far from South America? A priori, no. “I think I no longer meet the standards of ASSE, nor of the MLS which prefers to train young people. Soon to be 37 years old, I am no longer so attractive ”. More attractive, of course, but more clinical than ever!

Gonzalo Bergessio in CR7 mode

Author of 6 goals in 6 matches in Uruguayan D1 this season, Gonzalo Bergessio (36) gave his news to ASSE supporters. At the Nacional Montevideo, where he is the star of the team, the Argentinian continues to have fun without thinking about tomorrow …

Alexandre corboz