‘Juventus starlet to become the South American Pogba’

Juventus starlet Rodrigo Bentancur features in today’s front page of Tuttosport. The U20 Uruguay International has had a huge impact in Turin with Allegri who had started him in three games out of nine so far this season, a very good average given that the 20-year-old only joined Juventus in the summer and that Max Allegri never launches new signings from one day to another. The former Boca star has some serious skills and his former boss at Boca Guillermo Barros Schelotto has confirmed it to Tuttosport.



Pogba is being linked with becoming the ‘South American Pogba’ do you agree with this comparison?
“Yes, this is the level. Let’s see how Rodrigo will perform in Europe this season and you’ll see next season this comparison will be more than right. He is 20-year-old but he plays like he had 30. He is very quick in recovering the ball, he is a potential box-to-box midfielder but he needs to play more in the opponents’ area, he must score at least five goals per season.”

The secret of Bentancur?
“His family, that’s for sure. When Boca signed him his father told Boca that he would have allowed Bentancur to move to the club only if they had allowed him to finish the school, not everyone does it, believe me.”