He is ranked eighth in an international list of midfielders. He has ten assists this year and had three in 2023. In addition, he scored 15 goals. Monstrous.
Aquino‘s response about his future in Vélez
Fortunately for Vélez, the climax of Claudio Aquino’s performance occurred in the last year and a half. And it happened in Liniers, of course, with the Fortín shirt, in very different circumstances. Because just as today the team is above everyone in the Professional League, last year it had to fight for permanence, a situation to which the club is not accustomed. In both situations, the midfielder stood out with a superb level. His performance, in fact, is proof of subjectivities, tastes and sensations. He is so established in his relationship with the goal that the data transcends borders and today he is the eighth assisting midfielder of the year worldwide. Yes, mixed between figures like Pedri and Bernardo Silva, his name appears.
Aquino, ten assists during 2024, ranks eighth among midfielders according to the Cies Football Observatory report. The list is headed by the Portuguese Joao Neves, PSG midfielder.
Aquino’s numbers, his influence in this leader’s present, are truly shocking. They are so much so that even Juan Román Riquelme set his sights on taking him to Boca and he had to come out to clarify that, clause or no clause, he was not going to go to Liniers in the middle of the battle.
Since he arrived at Fortín, in mid-2023, he has added 13 assists. Last year’s three made him the top passer in the finishing zone and, of course, the same goes for this year’s ten. Of course, his close relationship with the goal does not end with serving his teammates but goes further: Aquino has scored 15 goals since he has been there, thus adding 28 participations that were key to the team’s results. He shouted five in 2023 (third scorer on the team behind Castro -7- and Janson -6-) and contributed ten in this campaign. Those from last year have the very special value of being converted when Vélez’s permanence in First Division was seriously threatened.
Romero’s penalty goal for Vélez against Riestra
All of Aquino’s assists in Vélez
- vs. Gymnastics – League Cup 2023.
- vs. Arsenal – League Cup 2023.
- vs. Atlético Tucumán – League Cup 2023.
- vs. Gymnastics – League Cup 2024.
- vs. Riestra – League Cup 2024.
- vs. Rosario Central – League Cup 2024.
- vs. Institute – League Cup 2024.
- vs. Godoy Cruz – League Cup 2024.
- vs. Gymnastics – Professional League 2024.
- vs. Workshops – Professional League 2024.
- vs. San Lorenzo – Copa Argentina 2024.
- vs. Independiente Rivadavia – Professional League 2024.
- vs. River – Professional League 2024.
Aquino’s goals in the Fortín
- vs. River – League Cup 2023.
- vs. Institute – League Cup 2023.
- vs. Workshops – League Cup 2023.
- vs. Argentinos Juniors – League Cup 2023.
- vs. Colón – League Cup 2023.
- vs. Gymnastics – League Cup 2024.
- vs. The Couples – Argentine Cup 2024.
- vs. Independent – Professional League 2024.
- vs. Atlético Tucumán – Professional League 2024.
- vs. Workshops – Professional League 2024.
- vs. Defensa x2 – Professional League 2024.
- vs. Banfield – Professional League 2024.
- vs. Barracas – Professional League 2024.
- vs. Independent – Argentine Cup 2024.
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