“I’m probably not the most talented in this Swiss team. But I know how to fight.” An unlikely hero on Saturday in Novi Sad thanks to his hat-trick in Switzerland’s 5-0 win over Belarus, Renato Steffen plays it modest. A look back at the performance of the Argovian before Tuesday’s match in Geneva against Israel (to follow from 8:10 p.m. on RTS 2).
First player of the Swiss team to sign a perfect hat-trick for more than 62 years, Renato Steffen returned from Serbia with the match ball. “I will give it to my sonhe said. He had explained to me before the match the gesture that had to be made after scoring a goal…“
In Novi Sad, he celebrated 3 between the 4th and 29th minute to “kill” this match. “He’s been to the right place three times“Laughs Murat Yakin. This efficiency in front of goal made us forget the few imperfections he may have made during the meeting. The left-hander placed on the right wing did not show the same range as Ruben Vargas , the right-hander positioned on the left.
“A very popular player”
“However, I know that Reni always gives his maximum both offensively and defensively.souligne Murat Sure. Moreover, he is a very popular player in the group, very easy to live with.“The human qualities described by the coach and his ability to integrate perfectly into the group explain why the FC Lugano player remains at 31 as part of the team when one could think that his time was over. like a Haris Seferovic.
In Qatar during the last World Cup, his playing time was thus limited to an entry in the 58th during the 1-0 defeat against Brazil. Seeing him almost 4 months later walking in the footsteps of Sepp Hügi, who since 1960 was the last player to have scored a perfect hat-trick in the colors of the Nati, underlines how football can sometimes write very beautiful stories.
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