Recoba officially retires

By Football Italia staff

Former Inter star Alvaro Recoba will officially retire tonight, after a tribute match in Montevideo.

The Uruguayan attacking midfielder hasn’t played since 2015, but had not officially announced his retirement until now.

The 40-year-old will officially hang up his boots after a friendly match tonight, with former Nerazzurri teammates Francesco Toldo and Javier Zanetti in attendance.

El Chino was President Massimo Moratti’s favourite player during his time at San Siro, and became famous for his spectacular goals.

Recoba was a left-footed playmaker, well-known for his prowess from free-kicks, and was briefly the highest-paid player in the world.

After 175 appearances for the Beneamata and 54 goals, Recoba had a brief spell at Torino before returning to his native Uruguay with Danubio and then Nacional.

He won two Scudetti with Inter [the first as part of the Calciopoli scandal], as well as two Coppa Italia and the UEFA Cup.

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