Ezequiel “Chimy” Ávila, in the file of new coach Luis de la Fuente (EFE/Jesús Diges)

If the rumor is confirmed, it will be the big bomb of the new coach of the Spanish team Luis de la Fuente: the Argentinian Ezekiel Avila He is on his shortlist and could participate in the first FIFA Date with La Roja. This was reported by various local media outlets, who amid speculation about the formation of the wage bill, learned that the Argentine striker is in the plans to replace Luis Enrique.

He Chemistry He is one of the figures of Osasuna, with a great campaign in La Liga (eighth March, one point behind the international cups) and an unbeatable presence in the Copa del Rey: they have just beaten Athletic Bilbao 1-0 for the first leg of the semi-finals they have on the other side of Real Madrid and Barcelona (the culés won 1-0 as visitors to the first boy). The 29-year-old striker who appeared at Tiro Federal and rose to prominence at San Lorenzo would be the ace in the sleeve of DT de la Fuente, which is preparing its first call for duels at the end of March. This was reflected by media such as Relief there The beach bar.

Spain will start their way into qualifying for Eurocopa 2024 when they receive Norway (Saturday March 25 at the stadium The rose garden) and visit Scotland (Tuesday 28/3 at Hampden Park of Glasgow). The other members of the zone are Cyprus and Georgia, recalling that the first two will qualify for the continental competition which will take place next year in Germany.

Ávila, a strong commitment from Spain (EFE / Mariscal)
Ávila, a strong commitment from Spain (EFE / Mariscal)

The Rosario striker, brother of Gastón (former defender of Rosario Central, Boca and the Argentine Under-20 team who currently plays in Belgium), has a strong life story behind him: at 18, he was accused of theft at his first club and he quit football for almost two years during which he devoted himself to collecting cardboard and masonry work. He became a father at 20 and his daughter faced a serious illness when he had no social security or resources to treat her. The Argentinian footballers’ union helped him get ahead just before trying his hand, staying at San Lorenzo and taking off.

I was sitting at home and the tears flowed when I saw my teammates who were playing professionally and it had been a year and a half since I could do it. My wife sees me and asks me why I was crying and it was because of how football got away from me. Sometimes, by choosing the wrong things, things escape him. And he said to me: ‘God willing, you won’t miss it’. And I trained”, is the memory of the Chemistry.

A few torments have followed him up to the present day: some time ago, he evoked the murder of his brother-in-law, his partner and his daughter, victims of a judgment in Rosario. They were riddled with a submachine gun from a motorcycle: “It hurts me a lot when people judge you without knowing what you have been through. Some say: “The player wins millions. Yes, but I give you the millions I have and you give me back my brother-in-law. Because every day I see my wife crying.

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