Photo: Dolores Ripoll – THE DAY
After the practice of the Estudiantes team at the 1 and 57 stadium, Santiago Ascacibar expressed his joy and enthusiasm after his return to the club at a press conference.
In one of his first statements, the midfielder stated: “I’m very happy to be back here. It’s beautiful to be training here in UNO and with the puncha’s shirt. I’m coming back in good shape and with rhythm”.
In turn, along the same lines, he remarked: “From the first moment I left, I didn’t really want to go to Europe. I find happiness here in Argentina, with my people. I am calm, with the usual expectations give my best. With Balbo we had a talk, he told me his idea”.
The brand new reinforcement also spoke about his desire to return and the identity that his family has with the club: “I think that the issue of the family that belongs to Estudiantes itself, that identity that it has, is in very few clubs in Argentina. My decision was a crazy thing that I had in my head, that only I understand”.
The National Team is a subject that was also thought about after his arrival: “I come with my head set on Estudiantes. If I have to go later, I will have to be prepared.”
The “Rusito” comes from Herta BSC of Germany, on loan for 6 months and with a purchase option, of which the amount has not been reported. His last season was at Cremonese in Italy, where he too was loaned out and played just 13 games, without scoring as many.
Ascacibar officially debuted in Estudiantes on February 8, 2016, in the 1-0 loss against Lanús. At that time, he was 18 years old and the team was led by Nelson Vivas.
