Former Napoli striker Ezequiel 'Pocho' Lavezzi has announced his retirement from football at the age of 34. He did so with a message, also published on social media, at the end of the match against Chinese club ?Hebei CFFC. "It will be my last match as a professional footballer. I was very happy on the pitch, I leave feeling useful! Thank you all for all the love," said Lavezzi who scored 3 goals in his 35 and a half years in China. With the Napoli jersey from 2007 to 2012, Pocho was one of the fans' idols. With the blue jersey he collected 156 appearances, scored 38 goals and won an Italian Cup. With the Argentina national team he collected 51 appearances, with 9 goals, coming second at the 2014 World Cup.
Article published on November 27, 2019 - 17:03